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ex 744 AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 742 DS Postmarks on Piece: majority datestamps on small piece, largest is Victoria Abbotsford to Yarraville, lesser quantities SA, WA (latter noting MUNDARING with date line inverted) and NSW. Very light duplication here and there, some pre-Commonwealth but mostly mid-1910s to 1930s with majority KGV values ½d to 1/4d seen (plenty of 1d red shades). Smattering Roos to 1/- and other KGV period issues, odd NSW ‘PAID AT. . .’ in red and black (eg SYDNEY), odd ‘OS’ and other perfin, DLO and other instructional types. Mainly fine to very fine strikes throughout. (550+) AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings 743 */U 1913-65 Collection begins with a smattering of mainly used Roos and KGV with values to 5/- & 1/4d respectively, has a reasonable array of mint commemoratives incl 1/- Large Lyre, 1/- Vic Centenary, 9d Macarthur also has MUH 10/- thin Robes, later values mainly mint with 2/6d Emergency MUH and 5/- white paper MUH. 744 **/*/C 1930s-80s Accumulation with better mint pickings including 1/- Victoria Centenary P11½ block of 4 (gum bend, MUH) plus singles x2 MUH, 9d Macarthur x3 MLH, 1/- ANZAC x2 (one MUH), plus KGVI & QEII pre-decimal & decimal in multiples, also early decimal stamp packs and decimal FDCs, condition variable. (100s) 745 F Miscellany [1] 3rd Wmk 3d olive Roo Die I Watermark inverted, minor blemish; [2] 1d red KGV marginal single with Double perf, toning a bit of a problem; [3] 4d blue KGV with Thin ‘FOUR PENCE’, tiny pin hole and BLC fault do not detract; [4] Navigators 75c (MUH and tone patch), and $1 (light gum toning) both optd with 15mm ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint; [5] 37c Fauna marginal strip of 10 with ‘MODULE 6’, Cat $150 as strip of 20. 746 * Presentation Folder Selection (all without stamps) comprising [1] PMG’s Dept ‘set of OF/AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE STAMPS’ horizontal format (190x110mm) x7, various coloured stock; [2] PMG’s Dept ‘SET/CURRENT AUSTRALIAN/POSTAGE STAMPS’ vertical format (172x107mm); [3] Australian Post Office ‘Sets of current postage stamps/of’ vertical format (172x107mm) x3; also [4] S&M Miller Bros ‘Collection/of/Australian Commonwealth/Stamps’ horizontal format (190x110mm), plus a 1964 ‘AUSTRALIAN SPECIMEN SET’ envelope; mostly fine. (13) 747 U Private Perfins Pre-decimal selection with little duplication from 1913 to 1960 with most identified and given scarcity ratings from the Commercial Perfins of Australia by Grant & Mathews, also a page of unidentified issues. Mixed condition. (100s) 748 **/V Variety comprising [1] KGV 1930 surcharges ASC #109-110, CofA wmk 1½d red-brown ACSC #94 single and block of 6 (five MUH); [2] pre-decimal Navigators to £1 with 4/- pair and 7/6d pair and single; [3] first decimals CTO and SPECIMEN optd collectors’ set of 22 MUH; [4] AAT first decimals set of 11 fresh MUH. Clean lot, retail over $300. (50) 749 U Watermark Inverted Selection with 3rd wmk 2d grey (13), KGV Single wmk 4d orange (3). Generally fine and mostly cds. (16)

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AUSTRALIA | State/Roo Combination Covers NSW 1913 (May 16) Australian Museum OHMS cover to USA with 2d grey & NSW ½d blue-green both perf ‘OS/NSW’, tied by 750 * Sydney machine cancel, fine condition. 751 * NSW 1913 (Feb 25) PPC (Stawell Park) to Germany with 1d Roo & NSW ½d tied The Exchange Sydney machine cancel, card with minor edge blemishes. NSW 1913 (Aug 12) usage of Kangaroo 1d Original Die Letter Card ‘Central R’l’y. S’t’n. Brisbane’ BW #LC14 (32C) in purple752 * brown to Austria uprated with NSW ½d & 1d Roo tied by Sydney datestamp, margins intact. Very fine condition.

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NSW 1913 (Sep 12) use of 1d Roo on NSW 3d Registration Envelope, cancelled with framed ‘ULLADULLA/SP12/1913/N.S.W.’ (A1-) with rare red & black registration label. Rare Commonwealth-State combination. [A very similar item realised $800 in Phoenix Auction #10.] NSW 1913 (Feb 18) PPC (edge blemishes) to USA with 1d Roo & NSW ½d tied by very fine ‘STOCKTON/18FE13/NSW’ cds. NSW 1913 (Jul 11) PPC (heavy crease, edge blemishes) to USA with ½d Roo & NSW ½d tied to view side by Tighe’s Hill datestamp, with another fine cds on message side, underpaid ½d but not taxed. Queensland 1913 (June 21) PPC (Barron Falls, Cairns Railway) to Austria with 1d Roo plus Queensland ½d tied by Cairns machine cancel, Brisbane transit machine cancel on view side, fine condition.

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Queensland 1913 (Apr 30) cover to USA with 1d Roo Die I pair & Queensland ½d tied by fine Emu Park ‘30AP/13’ datestamp, Brisbane machine cancel transit backstamp. Fine and attractive. Queensland 1913 (Feb 6) combination cover to New York franked 1d Roo Die I Plate C horiz pair incl White scratch from ‘L’ in ‘AUSTRALlA’ near coast [L37] BW #2(C)f and L38 NOT showing listed Gulf of Carpenteria flaw, alongside Queensland ½d green BW #Q4. Queensland & Roo combo covers are scarce. South Australia 1913 (July 6) printed cover to USA with 1d Roo Die II pair plus SA ½d GPO tied by Pyap cds, horizontal fold at base & other trivial blemishes.

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South Australia: Domestic Parcel Rate 1913 (Jun 23) use of South Australia rare black/pink ‘INTER-STATE PARCEL POST label adhered to fragment of parcel-wrapping with Kangaroos 4d orange pair and 1/- brown Thick POSTAGE pair & single tied by ‘MT/GAMBIER/STH AUSTRALIA’ datestamp. Extremely rare combination franking. [The 3/8d rate paid for an interstate parcel weighing between 6 & 7 lbs]

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Tasmania 1913 (Sep 3) double-rate cover to William Ackland with Tasmania 1d on 2d strip of 3 + Roos ½d x2 & 1d Die I tied by ‘STRATFORD/VIC’ cds, scarce red/white registration label. The Tasmanian surcharged issue is particularly scarce on cover. Visually appealing. Tasmania 1913 (Dec 3) Ackland cover sent locally with ½d Roo & Tasmania ½d Lake Marion tied by Melbourne ‘3DEC13’ machine cancel, fine condition. Tasmania 1913 (May 14) R Bauld and Son (Builders, Latrobe) commercial advertising cover to Montgomery Ward in Chicago with 1d Roo Die II pair & Tasmania ½d Lake Marion tied by Latrobe datestamp. Fine and scarce.

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Tasmania 1914 (Aug 27) 3d engraved Pictorial and ½d roo pair on registered cover from Adelaide, red S.1A label, to Perth. Rare and attractive. Victoria 1913 (Apr 8) Union Bank of Australia cover to Germany with 1d Roo Die I pair & Victoria ½d tied by Golden Square datestamp. Victoria 1913 (Sep 15) cover to USA (overpaid ½d) with ½d Roo plus Victoria 2½d tied by Hamilton cds, vertical fold well clear of stamps.

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Victoria 1913 (Aug 7) use of 3d Carmine Registration Envelope with small boxed ‘REGISTERED’ (Stieg #C13a) to London with 1d Roo Die I paying empire rate plus Victoria 3d paying the late fee tied by ‘REGISTERED/STOCK EXCHANGE’ cds, boxed ‘LATE FEE’ handstamps, minor imperfections. A very scarce combination franking. Victoria 1913 (Mar 31) overpaid commercial cover to USA with 1d Roo & Victoria 3d orange-brown tied by Melbourne machine cancel, peripheral blemishes. Western Australia 1913 (Mar 4) cover to USA with 1d Red Die I x2 plus WA ½d tied by Northam cds, fine condition. Western Australia 1913 (Mar 25) PPC (Bunbury coastal scene) to Denmark with 1d Roo Die I & WA ½d tied by Bunbury cds. Scarce destination for a combination postcard.

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Western Australia 1913 (Dec 19) use of 3d Brown Registration Envelope with small boxed ‘REGISTERED’ to Canada with 1d Roo Die II pair plus WA ½d all tied by Esperance cds, red registration label, Sydney, Vancouver & Calgary backstamps, some tonespots & small tear. Rare. Ex Ron Butler. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 775 U 1/- Blue-Green on six hagners in mixed only fair to fine condition (appears more cds than other pmk types) with majority 3rd wmk (200+) seems mostly Die IIB but not fully checked and incl 15x perf ‘O’S, two ‘OS/NSW’ and one perf ‘BP’; c100x SM wmk including 15x perf ‘OS’. Current retail as all fine over $5,000. Bargain at well below 8%. 776 2/- Browns & Maroons in mixed fair only to fine condition on six hagners (prob about 50:50 cds and other cancels) with one 1st wmk parcel cancel, 33x 3rd wmk browns incl 3x perf ‘OS’ 15x 3rd wmk maroons with 11x perf ‘OS’, 49x SM wmk incl 2x perf ‘OS’; CofA wmk includes one strip of 3 and over 20 pairs with 202 Die II and 15x redrawn Die. New Roos ACSC came out after these were consigned so newly listed varieties may be lurking here. Terrific value (retail as fine well over $5,000), bargain at under 10%. (315) 777 U 2d Grey Selection on Album Pages with First Wmk listed flaws x6 (Cat $480); Second Wmk listed flaws x7 (Cat $900); Third Wmk Die I Watermark inverted x2, Deformed ‘LIA’ BW #7(1)k plus 5 other listed flaws (Cat $400); condition variable but generable fine, Cat $1,800+. (27) 778 U 6d Chestnut on three hagners in mixed only fair to fine condition (appears about 50:50 cds and other pmk types) with 3rd wmk x94 incl perf OS x20 and noting obvious but unplated variety ACSC #21(U)e cat $100, SM wmk x72 incl optd ‘OS’ x3 and perf ‘OS’ x17, CofA wmk x2 incl optd ‘OS’ x2. Current retail as all fine over $2,900 (incl noted variety), bargain at below 10%. (170) 779 * 9d Violet one of each wmk ex 2nd and each a bit off centre, 3rd wmk is Die IIB horiz pair; small imperfections, very fresh BW #24, 27-29 with current retail $480. (5) 780 U 1913-30 Officials Selection on Album Pages with First Wmk perf Large ‘OS’ to 2/- including 2½d, perf Small ‘OS’ to 1/- ex 2½d & 5d but including 4d orange-yellow, Second Wmk 2d, 6d Die II, 1/- ( T.O. Brown Coal Mine cds) & 2/-, Third Wmk to 2/brown plus 2/- maroon 5/- & 10/- CTO, SMult 6d, plus 9d to 5/- CTO, also SMult & CofA 6d optd ‘OS’, condition generally fine, Retail $2,400+. (36) 781 U 1913-45 Selection on Album Pages with First Wmk to 1/- (9d CTO) & 5/-, Second Wmk to 1/- & 5/- Watermark Inverted (Cat $750), Third Wmk to 2/- brown & 2/- maroon, SMult 6d to 5/- CTO, CofA to 5/-, generally fine/very fine some with CTO cancels, Retail $1,600+. (36) 782 U Array on Album Leaves including First Wmk ½d ‘ROSTAGE’ flaw State I & II, 3d Die I Watermark inverted x2, 4d yelloworange cds used x2, 1/- Watermark inverted CTO, 2/- cds used x2; Second Wmk 2½d Islands East of Cape York, 9d Break in left frame and white flaw below ‘AU’ BW #25(1)e (Cat $300), 1/- x3 (one appears to deep dull-green shade but without ‘T’ puncture); Third Wmk 2½d listed plate flaws x3, 3d Die I Watermark inverted, 9d Die II Break in left frame opposite ‘A’ and white flaw below ‘AU’, Die IIB Watermark inverted & Broken shading lines below ‘POSTAGE’, 1/- Die IIB ‘LI’ of ‘SHILLING’ deformed & ‘1’ for ‘I’ of ‘SHILLING’; also some nice cds postmarks; condition generally fine, itemised stamps alone Cat $2,500+. (46) *

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**/*/W Mint Selection with First Wmk 1d Die II corner block of 6 MUH, 1d Coil strip of 3 mint, SMult 9d Ash Imprint pair unused, CofA 6d Ash Imprint pair, 9d Ash Imprint pair unused, plus two other items. (7 items). 784 U Perf ‘OS’ Array with First Wmk large ‘OS’ ½d, 1d Die I strip of 5 plus singles x2, 1d Die II, 2d, 6d x3; small ‘OS’ ½d block of 6, & 1d, perf ‘OS/NSW’ 4d orange (faded) pair; also Third Wmk 6d blue Die II & 1/- Die IIB CTO; condition variable but mostly fine. (14 items) 785 G/F Perf ‘OS/NSW’ Range mostly cds fair to fine used 1st, 2nd & 3rd watermark with [1] 1st ½d, 1d Die I, 2d, 2½d, 6d; [2] 2nd 2d, 1/-; [3] 3rd 2d Die I x7, 3d x2 (one appears Die II), 6d blue (tone), 6d chestnut. (18) 786 S Postmark Selection with First Wmk 1d Roo with large-part oval ‘AUSTRALIAN/MELBOURNE/16-JUL-1914/VIC/AERIAL MAIL’ d/s in violet, 1d strip of 3 with two superb strikes of 1914 ‘AUCKLAND/NZ/LOOSE LETTERS’ cds, 6d 1915 ‘REGISTERED/BENDIGO’, 9d corner marginal ‘MOSB/ST KILDA RY STN’; Second Wmk 1/- 1915 Tumberumba (NSW) cds; Third Wmk 2d with part 1928 International Philatelic Exhibition cds in red, 3d Die I pair with Pemberton (WA) cds; plus four other items; generally fine/very fine strikes. (11) 787 U Selected Issues centring varies and small imperfections with [1] 1st wmk ½d, 1d Die II, 4d to 1/-; [2] 3rd wmk 2d, 2½d Heavy WA coast, 3d Die I and 2/- brown; [3] SM wmk 6d; [4] CofA wmk 9d, 5/- and 2/- redrawn. Mainly fine, retail over c$290. (14) 788 * Selected Issues centring varies, small imperfections and lightly hinged with [1] 1st wmk ½d and 1d Die IIA; [2] 3rd wmk 2d (tone spots), 2½d (brown gum) and 3d Die IIB (small crease); [3] CofA wmk all very fresh 6d, 9d, 5/- and 2/- redrawn (these alone retail over $400). (9) 789 U Selection with First Wmk ½d Coil pair, 1d Die II(?) Offset 1d Die IIA with faked Double perfs at top, 3d Die I pair, SMult 1/block of 4 with Parcel Post Perth cds; CofA £1 grey (tiny tear right margin); also 1d Reds in envelope with cds postmarks (mostly Tasmania) & numeral watermarks on stockcards. (100+) 790 U Watermark Inverted in mixed condition [1] 1st watermark ½d x2, 1d x6 (includes FU Plate C variety at L37), 3d; [2] 3rd watermark 2d grey Die I, 6d blue Die II and 9d Die IIB x2 (also 3x 2/- brown cat $1,500 each, but all quite seriously faulty). (16) 791 U Watermark Inverted Selection in mixed fairly roughly cancelled condition with [1] First Wmk ½d, 1d Die II, 2d, 3d Die I, 1/commercially cancelled (cat $500); [2] Third Wmk 2d Die I, 6d ultra Die II, 9d Die II. Local retail c$750, excluding 1/- which is POR most lists. (8) 792 U ½d To 2/- (Both) four simplified sets, mostly fine, many cds. (52) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues 793 L The Kevin Nelson Collection - Commonwealth of Australia Postal History 1901-1941 Prestige hardbound auction catalogue (2010), 290 lots, 104pp hardbound. Important sale. 794 L 1d Red Kangaroo and Map Series by David Adams, Bill Bell, and Greg Pope, a guide to identifying, classifying and plating the 1d Roo in full colour, 363pp spiralbound, Retail $165. 795 L The Arthur Gray Large Gold Medal Collection of Australia Kangaroo and Map Series Postage Stamps, Shreves auction catalogue (22-23/2/2007), 849 lots, hardbound. 783

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Stamps on Cover 796 * comprising [1] Third Wmk 1923 Melbourne to Trangie (NSW) with 3d Die IIB; [2] 1920s (indistinct dateline) Melbourne to Sweden with 6d blue Die IIB solo; [3] 1922 Melbourne to Toowoomba (Qld) with 6d blue Die IIB & KGV 2d; [4] 1932 Queensland OHMS cover (reduced at top) from St George to Goondiwindi with SMult 6d brown solo; also [5] 1931 flight cover to UK with SMult 1/- & 9d plus 2d Kingsford Smith; mixed condition. (5) with [1] 1914 PPC to France underpaid with ½d Roo x2 taxed with French 10c Due added; [2] 1914 censored to USA with ½d 797 * & KGV 1d x2, the ½d & one of 1ds with International Harvester Co perfins; [3] 1915 censored to Switzerland with First Wmk 2½d; [4] 1915 censored to USA with ½d Roo & KGV 1d pair; [5] 1916 Ingersoll-Rand censored to USA with Third Wmk 2d & KGV ½d; [6] 1919 with Third Wmk 3d Die I and 1921 Third Wmk 3d Die I, both paying foreign letter rate plus ½d War Tax; some blemishes, generally fine condition. (7) comprising 1914 Brisbane to USA with ½d & 2d; 1914 Longreach (Qld) to UK underpaid with 1d solo & taxed; 1917 Sydney to 798 * Canada with Third Wmk 2d paying Empire rate, re-directed with Toronto & Atherley backstamps; 1917 Melbourne to California with Third Wmk 2d & 3d Die I paying double rate, censored; also Third Wmk 2½d on front to USA with Melbourne machine date slug error ‘1812’ for ‘1918’ (?); mixed condition. (5 items). (5)

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comprising 1914 Melbourne OHMS ‘NOTIFICATION OF A CASE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE’ with 1d Die II; 1915 wrapper fragment with ½d pair addressed to British Columbia; 1921 cover to USA with Third Wmk 3d Die II tied by Melbourne machine cancel; 1940 CofA 9d (corner defect) paying concessional rate from Egypt to Adelaide; 1943 with CofA 2/- & QM 1d paying 2/1d rate for surface mail Australia-USA then airmail to UK; condition variable. (5) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 800 U 1d Reds Galore off-paper in small box with potential for varieties & postmarks (a few numerals on stockcards), also a small packet with private and official perfins. Potential for discovery. (many 100s). 801 * 3d To 5d, 1/- reasonably centred and lightly hinged. 3d is Die I, 4d very light bend, 1/- couple small spots, Overall very fresh appearance, total cat c$850. (4) 802 *U Perf ‘T’ Selection with 1d Die IIA on Treasury, Hobart OHMS cover, also 2d (stain), 3d Die I & Die II (nibbed perfs), 4d, 5d & 9d used. (7 items). 799

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Perf Large ‘OS’ small imperfections with ½d horiz pair Sydney cds, 2/- Melbourne registered cds and 5/- soiled; plus 3rd wmk 3d Die I pair Melbourne cds. New ACSC cat an astonishing $1,600. (6) ½d To 1/- complete lightly hinged (1d and 3d are Die I). Some imperfections (4d toned gum, 5d & 6d small tone spots, 9d small hinge thin). 1d and 3d are Die I, with fresh appearance. 4d to 9d not in current retail c$475. (10) ½d To 2/- CTO Selection including 3d Die I & Die II, 9d x2 & 1/- Watermark inverted, centring variable, some with gum including key 3d Die II & 2/-, Cat $1,250+. (12) ½d To 9d hinged with odd lightly toned perf and some small gum and perf imperfections, 1d is Die II and 3d Die I; mainly well centred with fresh colours with current retail c$900. Good value. (9)

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 807 **/* ½d Green Plate 1 Coil Strip of 6 with Coil Join between 4th & 5th units, the upper unit with Large coloured flaw off coast at Sydney - First State [1R40], upper unit mounted, others MUH. 808 ** ½d Green Plate 2 coil strip of 9 with Coil Join between 3rd & 4th units, 9th unit Void area off coast of Townsville, right-hand perfs trimmed as is usual, a few gumside tonespots, MUH. 809 * ½d Green BW #1 solo franking tied by Sydney machine cancel to 1913 Cadillac advertising cover sent at printed matter rate to Peelwood (NSW), some blemishes. ½d Green solo usage tied by Melbourne machine cancel to 1913 (Nov 6) Robur Tea advertising card addressed to Perth with 810 * printed message on reverse promoting Robur calenders, some minor soiling, previously sold for $460 in a 2010 Melbourne auction. Most attractive. 811 * ½d Green BW #1 with unlisted variety Break in coastline near Carnarvon tied by Sydney machine cancel to The Wireless Institute of NSW printed matter rate cover to Melbourne. 812 ** ½d Green Plate 2 ‘JBC’ Monogram strip of 3 BW #1(2)zc, central unit trivial gumside inclusion, mild marginal toning, MUH, Cat $1,000 (mounted). 813 U 1d Red Array on Album Pages with Die I Watermark sideways - crown point left from back of stamp BW #2ab (Cat $400), Plate B ‘1’ flaw west of Tasmania; Die II Watermark inverted x2, Plate E Two Tasmanias, Die IIA Plate G Cut throat, Retouch to ‘T’ and frame over ‘AUSTRAL’; plus lots of other listed varieties. Handy lot for the specialist, itemised stamps alone Cat $1,000+. (31) 814 U 1d Reds in Stockbook many plated with lots of duplication including Die I Plate B ‘ROSTAGE’ x5 (one in a pair); Die II Plate E Extra Island (Two Tasmanias) x11 (Cat $1,650) & Substitution, Plate F White Flaw over ‘N’ of ‘ONE’ [L19/20] x11 (Cat $1,100); Die IIA Plate G-K flaws x40+ including Plate G Break in right frame opposite top of Tasmania; plus heaps of lesser varieties with a smattering of official perfins; also some other Roos mostly CofA 2/-; mixed condition. Opportunity for specilalist. (100s)

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1d Red Die I Plate B coil strip of 10 with Coil Join between 8th & 9th units, 9th unit with ROSTAGE flaw, right-hand perfs trimmed as to be expected, fresh MUH. 1d Red Die I Plate B Coil Strip of 10 with Coil Join between 8th & 9th units, the unit with ROSTAGE flaw [L1], characteristic trimmed perfs at right, units 8 & 9 with black ink transfer on surface, otherwise fresh MUH. 1d Red Die I with Watermark sideways - crown pointing to left when viewed from reverse BW #2ab, tidy corner cds, Cat $450. 1d Red Die I with Double perforation BW #2b corner marginal example, sensible perf reinforcement at left, Cat $275. 1d Red Perf Large ‘OS’ with Double perforations BW #2bba, part Thursday Island (Qld) cds, Cat $275. 1d Red Die I Perf ‘OS’ with Double perforations BW #2bba, fine used, Cat $275.

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Stamps on Cover 1d Roo [1] Die I perf ‘T’, 1913 (Nov 4) use on OHMS Department of Agriculture and Stock cover; [2] Die IIA, 1915 (Jun 3) use 830 * on AMP cover. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 1d Red Die II tied to 1913 (July 23) Derwent & Tamar Assurance Co 75th Anniversary all-over advertising cover by Launceston 831 * machine cancel. 832 * 1d Red Die II strip of 4 (one unit defect) BW #3 tied to 1914 (Oct 28) cover to USA by Pt Adelaide cds, taxed on arrival for 1d underpayment of double-rate with 12c in dues added, some blemishes.

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1d Red Die II Bisect plus complete marginal pair (defective left-hand unit) tied by Hillston (NSW) ‘6AP14’ datestamp to cover addressed to France, Paris backstamp, faults at top. 1d Red Die II with Watermark sideways - crown point to left when viewed from reverse BW 3ab, a few nibbed perfs, Cat $500. 1d Red Die II Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #3(E)ba No Monogram left pane corner block of 10 with Large white flaw left of ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’ [L55], gum crease through two central units, tonespots on three upper units, excellent centring, MUH, Cat $2,000++.

$100 $180 $800

837 836

837

1d Red Die II Perf Large ‘OS’ block of 4 with Double perfs between upper and lower units and between & at the sides of lower units where almost in register with original sheet perforations BW #3bab, Tasmania CTO cancel with larger part o.g. Ex Arthur Gray Collection lot #296 which sold for US$517 (AU$718 at the time) in 2004. 1d Red Die II corner block of 12 with weak to moderate Offset BW #3c, MUH, Cat $7,500 (for mounted).

838 838 839

F F

840

839

$500 $800

840

1d Red Die II with ‘Extra Island’ (two Tasmanias) and Substituted [L25] BW #3(E)d & da, cds cancels, Cat $300. (2) 1d Red Die II with ‘Extra Island’ (two Tasmanias) with Somerset Cam ‘DE20/13’ cds (late date - ACSC states this flaw “was probably substituted about the end of 1913”) and Substituted [L25] BW #3(E)d & da, cds cancels, Cat $300. (2) 1d Red Die II pair the right-hand unit with Large white flaw left of ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #3(E)f plus ½d tied by Chillagoe (Qld) 1914 (Feb 13) cover to Prague, fine condition.

$130 $150 $160

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841 841 842 843

F DF **

1d Red Die II ‘CA’ Monogram Pair BW #3(F)za, indistinct tidily-struck cds, Cat $350 as a single mint stamp. 1d Red Die IIA Bisect perf ‘OS/NSW’ on piece cancelled Croydon on 21NO15. The first with a perfin we have seen. 1d Red Die IIA Perf Small ‘OS’ block of 12 from the top of the pane (tear in sheet margin), pre-printing paper folds through six central units, uniformly toned gum, MUH, Cat $1,500+.

846

847

$250 $100 $250

848

845 844

845

846 847

F F

848

1d Red Die IIA Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #4ba block of 12 (4x3), a couple of units with perf faults, 1914 Coolgardie (WA) datestamps, Cat $240+. Scarce as a large multiple. 1d Red Die IIA BW #4 Plate G strip of 4 the second unit with, Large white spot on kangaroo’s back BW #4(G)g, plus strip of 3 & single and Die I pair on 1914 (June 12) registered front to Perth, Kojunup red registration label. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state I [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State I), machine cancel, Cat $750. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state I [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 3), couple of nibbed perfs, very well centred, Cat $750. 1d Red Die IIA Perf Small ‘OS’ Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 4), minor discolouration lower-left corner, lightly cancelled, Cat $750.

849

850

851

852

853

850

852

$130 $140 $250 $250 $280

853

1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 4/5 transitional - tiny notch in upper frameline), rounded corner & some nibbed perfs, Denmark (WA) ‘28AUG14’ cds, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 4 - advanced), some nibbed perfs, light machine cancel, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G block of 4 [GR25-26, 31-32] the upper-right unit with Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 5), some nibbed perfs, pencil annotation on reverse of variety unit, Cat $1,340+. Rare specialist item. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 5), few nibbed perfs, Mount Barker (WA) ‘30SEP1914’ cds, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA Perf ‘OS/NSW’ Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 5), some nibbed perfs, very lightly applied machine cancel, Cat $500.

$220 $260 $800 $240 $280

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855 854

855

856

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856

1d Red Die IIA Plate G strip of 3 [GR25-7] the central unit with Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 5), well centred, Hobart ‘14JUL14’ machine cancel, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA with Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope state 6) BW #4(G)ka, very well centred, TPO South West (NSW), datestamp largely clear of the flaw, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA Perf Small ‘OS’ Plate G No Monogram irregular block of 17 [R44-60] BW #4ba(G)za with varieties Vertical scratch through last ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [R48] and Die II substituted cliché [R55], mild toning affecting three right-hand units, 16 units are MUH, Cat $4,600++. An Important positional piece.

$300 $200 $1,500

859

858 857

858

859

860

ex 860

1d Red Die IIA Plate H marginal block of 8 [R50-54 & R56-60, R56 detached] from base of right pane adhered to document piece with ACSC listed flaw White scratches through words of value [R58], plus Adams, Bell & Pope listed flaws ‘ST’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ joined at top by a white flaw & Break in upper inner frame [R52-53], multiple ‘SEARCH FEE’ handstamps in violet and datestamped with oval ‘RECORDS/10JUL14/MELBOURNE’ in blue. Interesting specialist piece. [We have not recorded the Search Fee handstamp used in conjunction with Records handstamp before.] 1d Red Die IIA Perf Small ‘OS’ Plate H ‘CA’ Monogram strip of 3 BW #4ba(H)z, misplaced perforations, some toning, Cat $1,250. 1d Red Die IIA Plate H CA Monogram single BW #4(H)za, tidy Warwick (Qld) ‘14AUG13’ cds, Cat $400 unused; unpriced used. Very fine example. 2d Grey, 6d Blue & 1/- Emerald in nice blocks of 4, BW #5,17,30.

$250 $250 $240 $180

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ex 862 863

861 862 863

F *

2d Grey pair Watermark inverted, SG #5a, fine York (WA) ‘24JE15’ datestamp, Cat $120+. 2d Grey Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #5bb x3. One has nibbed perf, all nicely centred and fresh, Cat $225. (3) 2d Grey Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #5bb tied by Hobart machine cancel on 1914 (May 14) OHMS double-rate long cover (central fold) to Forth, Cat $400 on cover.

864 864 865 866

865

* *

867

$160

866

2½d Indigo BW #9 tied by machine cancel to Felton, Grimwade & Co (Melbourne) small cover per “SS Sonoma” to USA. 2½d Blue BW #9 tied by Sydney cds to 1913 (Aug 26) cover to Adriatica Forwarding Co Ltd in Trieste, fine condition. A seldomseen destination. 2d Grey Die I perf small ‘OS’ on local 1914 Melbourne cover.

$80 $75

$75 $150 $150

ex 869

870 867 868 869 870

F * F F

871 872

V F

2½d Indigo Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #9bb, very well centred, Cat $350. Elusive. 3d Olive Die I BW #12, Cat $200. 3d Olive Die II BW #12, Cat $350+, PLUS Die I single with unplated Coloured flaw on O of POSTAGE. 3d Olive-Green Die I well centred block of 4 (lower-right unit corner crease) tied by ‘RECORDS/20OCT14/MELBOURNE’ oval datestamp in blue. Multiples with this internal cancel are scarce. 3d Olive Die II Melbourne ‘DE(3)/1(3)’ CTO cancel BW #35wb, nibbed corner perf, Cat $300+. Very scarce. 3d Olive Die II with White flaw over T of THREE [1L55], BW #12(1)dB(1)d, Cat $500, centred left, fine Dargo cds of 24SEP15.

$120 $65 $100 $200 $200 $160

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873 873

874 875 876

F F F

875

874

3d Olive Die I plus 2½d indigo on registered letter from Brisbane St, Perth (5APR13) to USA, central vertical crease. The 3d is quite difficult to get on cover. 4d Orange Perf ‘OS/NSW’ centred to left, used. 4d Yellow-Orange Perf ‘OS/NSW’ BW #15E, very well centred, tidy cds cancel. 4d Orange BW #15 pair with fine Hochkirch ‘FE13/15’ cds, few nibbed perfs, Cat $110+.

877 877

878

876 $150 $65 $100 $70

878

4d Orange Perf Large ‘OS’ on Perth Land Titles Office OHMS registered cover addressed to Lake Grace, superb Dumbleyung cds on face plus ‘UNCLAIMED’ & boxed Perth DLO handstamps. 4d Orange Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #15bb, Cat $1,000, tied by Registered Perth cds to locally addressed 1914 (Sep 15) registered Official cover, unclaimed and DLO markings. Attractive example of this scarcer puncture.

$110 $420

881

879 880 879 880 881

F V F

882 883

* *

4d Yellow-Orange Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #15Fbb, couple nibbed perfs, Cat $200. 4d Orange with Melbourne ‘DE 3/13’ CTO cancel BW #15wb, superb corner marginal example, MUH, Cat $100+. 4d Orange Plate 1 variety White scratch from ‘G’ of ‘POSTAGE’ to Map [1R48] BW #15(1)h, postmark partly obscuring the flaw, Cat $400. 5d Chestnut BW #16, small hinge remainder, fresh appearance. 5d Chestnut BW #16, reasonable centring, small part hinge remainder, Cat $125.

885 884 885

886

* *

$75 $100 $120 $65 $60

886

5d Chestnut perf large ‘OS’, centred lower left, BW #16, Cat $475. 5d Chestnut pair BW #16 plus ½d tied by Registered Melbourne cds on 1914 (Apr 20) cover to Bethanien in German South West Africa, red GPO registration label, without backstamps suggesting it may have transited via locked bag, trivial small tear at top. Exotic destination. Previously sold for $1,150 at a 2008 Rarities sale in Melbourne. [The 10½d franking paid triple-rate plus 3d registration. The locked bag service was often utilised for forwarding mail between postal administrations] 5d Chestnut BW #16 tied by Sydney datestamp to 1914 (Sep 22) double rate cover to Chicago, edge blemishes.

$230

$1,000 $180

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889

890

888 887

888 889

** *

890

5d Chestnut lightly hinged example of BW #16A, strongly inked with several coloured spots upper and lower left frame plus thickening of coastline in places. Very fresh, Cat $225. 5d Chestnut Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #16ba corner marginal example, mildly aged, well centred, MUH, Cat $800. 5d Chestnut Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #16ba, lightly hinged example from the bottom row of the pane (watermark line) with evidence of inking flaws or retouches NW corner. Possibly pale shade, very fresh, cat $475. 5d Chestnut Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #16ba, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $475.

$100 $250 $150 $150

892 891

892 893 894

**/* F F

5d Chestnut Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #16bb strip of 3 on small piece tied by part of large oval Chief Parcel Office Hobart datestamp in violet, couple of trivial paper wrinkles, Cat $270+. 6d Blue block of 4, BW #17C, lower-left unit mild gum bend, lower units MUH, Cat $2,050+. 6d Blue with Watermark inverted, BW #17a, fine used with good perfs and centring, Cat $1,000. Rare. 6d Ultramarine with Watermark inverted ACSC #17Aa, part Fremantle 1915 cds a bit scruffy. Off centre SW, good colour, cat $1,000.

$200 $750 $440 $240

895 895

896

6d Greyish-Blue BW #17B plus 9d & 2d tied to small piece by ‘RECORDS/7AUG13/MELBOURNE’ oval datestamp in blue, strongs colours. Lovely tri-colour piece. [The Records/Melbourne datestamp is believed to have been used internally at Melbourne GPO] 6d Blue variety Retouched 2nd ‘E’ of ‘PENCE [1R60] BW #17(1)h, Cat $1,500.

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$400 $600

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9d Violet BW #24 (tear at upper-right) plus 6d blue BW #17, both well centred tied by ‘PARCEL POST/ADELAIDE/SA’ threeline cancel to South Australia Inland Parcel Post label (tear) with adjoining James Marshall & Co (drapers) parcel label addressed to Port Lincoln dated “10-2-14”, both adhered to parcel wrapper fragment. Rare survivor. [1/3d was the within state rate for parcel weighing up to 4lbs]

$500

9d Violet Perf Large ‘OS’ strip of 4 plus 4d orange perf small ‘OS’ pair combination franking tied by ‘PARCEL POST/ BRISBANE’ cds to 1914 (Sep 16) large-part of a black/red parcels label, small Brisbane parcel post sticker numbered ‘448’ at lower-left, the stamps with insignificant blemishes as to be expected for parcel usage. An exceptionally rare franking and of great visual appeal. Regarded by Rod Perry as one of the “best buys” of the 2007 sale of Arthur Gray’s Large Gold Medal Collection where it realized US$310 (AU$392 at the time), his impeccable foresight unerringly accurate as usual as it went on to sell for AU$1,250 at a Melbourne auction in the same year! [3/8d was interstate parcel rate for an item weighing between 6 and 7 pounds.]

$1,250

ex 901 899 900 901

* F U

902

9d Violet Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #24ba, a couple short perfs, very fresh, Cat $600. 9d Violet Perf Large ‘OS’ SG #24ba, neat corner cancel, Cat $150. 9d Violet with Break in left frame opposite Albany, BW #24(2)m, Cat $175, nice stamp. PLUS 9d violet Die IIB 3rd wmk perf ‘OS’ with White flaw adjoining NW coast of Tasmania #27(4)p Cat $125. (2) 9d Violet lightly hinged with Break in left frame opposite Albany [2L41]. Pale shade prob BW #25B(2)m, couple slightly nibbed perfs, well centred, Cat $950.

$180 $80 $150 $240

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904 903

904 905 906

F F F

907

908

909

910 910 911 912 913 914 915

V U * F V V

905

ex 906

908

1/- Emerald with Watermark inverted, BW #30a, Cat $500 for commercially used. Very scarce postally used (most examples are CTO) 1/- Green with Watermark inverted BW #30a, Collingwood ‘DE30/13’ datestamp, Cat $500. Fine example. 1/- Blue-Green with Watermark inverted, postally used with Melbourne datestamp and scarce thus, Cat $500. 1/- Emerald DE3/13 CTO (Watermark inverted), BW #30wa, offcentre, nibbed perf, Cat $100. PLUS 1/- Die IIB 3rd wmk with White flaw off Queensland coast #33(4)n, couple of nibbed perfs, Cat $90. 1/- Bright Blue-Green with Watermark inverted with Melbourne CTO and White flaws in Gulf of Carpentaria, BW #30wb(2)l, Cat $150+. A rare combination. 2/- Brown with half cancel of Melbourne ‘[DE]3/[13]’ (round top 3) CTO datestamp, well centred, without gum, Cat $300.

$100 $140

2/- Brown BW #35 pair, plus 6d blue & 1d red Die II pair all tied by indistinct datestamp to rare black/red ‘INTER-STATE PARCEL POST’ label. The First Wmk 2/- is extremely rare correctly used on cover (Cat $4,000) so as a pair it is probably a unique franking. [The 4/8d rate paid for an interstate parcel weighing between 8 & 9lbs]

$5,000

912

913

$320 $300 $180 $80

914

2/- Brown Melbourne ‘DE(3)/13’ CTO cancel BW #35wb, Cat $300. 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #42ba, a few nibbed perfs, Cat $1,000. 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #42B. Very light hinge traces, well centred and very fresh, Cat $900. 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #42ba, cds cancel, Cat $1,000. 5/- Grey & Yellow with half cancel of Melbourne ‘[DE]/3/[1]3’ (round top 3) CTO cancel, without gum, Cat $300. 5/- Grey & Yellow Melbourne ‘(D)E 3/(1)3’ CTO cancel BW #42wb, without gum, Cat $300.

$160 $200 $400 $300 $160 $160

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919 916

917 918 919 920

U U V V

5/- Grey & Yellow Melbourne ‘DE(3)/13’ CTO cancel BW #42wb, marginal example unusually with selvedge intact, without gum, Cat $300. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47. Small red crayon mark, Sydney number cds a bit scruffy, nicely centred, Cat $1,100. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47A, mild hinge bend, strong colours, smudged Brisbane cancel, Cat $1,100. 10/- Grey & Pink odd nibbed perf, Melbourne ‘(AP)15/(13)’ CTO cancel, BW #47w, Cat $1,700. Scarce. 10/- Grey & Pink with quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘[AP24]/[13]’ CTO datestamp, duty plate variety White flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria [R25] BW #47wa(D)i, Cat $2,000+. Only 400 issued with this CTO datestamp and especially desirable with the plate flaw.

921 921

922

923

920

922

$1,250

923

£1 Brown & Blue with quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘[DE5]/[13]’ CTO datestamp BW #51wb, without gum, Cat $4,000. Only 120 issued. £2 Black & Rose Sperati Forgery BW #55c with distinctive white flaw off coast of Warrnambool, 1913 NSW datestamp, ‘SPERATI/”114”/REPRODUCTION’ handstamp on the reverse. Ex Arthur Gray Collection lot #290 which sold for US$2,300 (AU$3,197 at the time) in 2004. [The £2 Roo was the only Commonwealth of Australia issue produced by Jean de Sperati. It was produced by fading-out the design of a low denomination Roo stamp then photolithographically printing the desired £2 value thus retaining a genuine watermark and postmark.] £2 Black & Rose with quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘[AP24]/[13]’ CTO datestamp BW #55waa, excellent centring, without gum. Superb example, Cat $6,000. Only 400 issued..

924

$200 $240 $600 $1,200

$1,800

$2,500 $3,500

925 926

924 * £2 Black & Rose handstamped ‘Specimen’ Bw #55x, minor rubbing, superb centring, Cat $850. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 925 F 2d Grey with Retouched left frame and shading NW of map [1L55] BW #6(1)j, Cat $500. 926 * 2d Grey BW #6, with KGV ½d green BW #63, both on illustration side of belligerent and militaristic coloured PPC addressed to France with May 27, 1915, Prahran machine and cds cancellations. Two violet ‘PASSED’ censor handstamps on address side. Second watermark 2d Roo cat $400 on cover.

$300 $160 $150

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931 927

928

929

930 931

* *

928

2½d Indigo BW #10 on 1916 (Aug 7) cover from Sydney to Red Cross Switzerland, endorsed “letter/for Germany/enclosed” at upper-left partly obstructed by ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ tape in violet, Geneva backstamp. 2½d Indigo used on 1918 (Sep 19) Avis De Reception form (damaged at lower-left) cancelled at Perth and on arrival at Dowerin (WA), AR receipt attached at base. Scarce usage. 2½d Indigo with Retouch to first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ (and heavy coastline to WA) [2L43] BW #10(2)l, cds cancel well clear of the flaw, Cat $500. 6d Blue BW #18, centred right, fresh colour, Cat $400. 6d Ultramarine BW #18 very scarce solo franking tied to 1916 (Jul 13) fashioned parcel tag to an Adelaide watchmaker by Murray Bridge (SA) cds with a another strike on large registration label (faults) alongside, stamps with faint red crayon line, Cat $1,500 on cover.

$140 $160 $180 $120 $350

932

934

936 935

932 933

V F

934 935

F V

936

6d Ultramarine with fine quarter CTO cancel, BW #18w, Cat $1,000, very rare. 6d Ultramarine with Substituted cliché - Die IIA [1R60] BW #18(1)ha, very well centred, cds cancel well clear of the frame break, Cat $6,000. 9d Violet with Watermark inverted BW #25a, repaired upper-right corner, Clermont (Qld) datestamp, Cat $5,000. 1/- Green BW #31 block of 6 (2x3), one central unit with trivial abrasion, very well centred, three fine strikes of ‘TELEPHONE ACCOUNTS/7JL16/GPO SYDNEY’ non-postal datestamp, Cat $800+. 1/- Bright Blue-Green ACSC #31B. Lower corners rounded due mis-registration of the comb perforater, very fresh, lightly hinged and well-centred, Cat $400.

$400 $1,400 $600 $300 $90

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938 938 939

940 941

V F

942

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1/- Deep Dull Green BW #31D well centred block of 4 and single (small tear) plus KGV 4d orange pair all tied by superb oval ‘PARCEL POST/17MAY1915/ADELAIDE’ datestamp to a black/pink parcel label. Previously sold for $3,910 at a 2009 Melbourne auction. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008). [Exceedingly rare franking with this scarce 1/- shade not priced on cover by ACSC, and believed to be the only recorded used block of 4 on or off cover!]

939

940

$4,000

941

1/- Aniline Green Perf ‘OS’ BW #31Eba, somewhat soiled, Cat $375 plus substantial premium as the scarce aniline shade. 2/- Brown BW #36 (small surface blemish top left) plus 1/- & 2d tied by ‘POSTE RESTANTE PERTH/13OCT15/WESTN AUSTRALIA’ to a fragment of a black/red Western Australia Interstate Parcel Post label, 2/- alone Cat $6,000 on cover. Rare & desirable franking. 2/- Brown excellent centring, BW #36. 2/- Brown BW #36, excellent centring, tidy Registered Kalgoorlie cds, Cat $350.

$600 $120 $160

2/- Light Brown BW #36 Extremely rare solo franking tied to red/black Victoria Interstate Parcel Post label by indistinct large oval Parcels Office datestamp, addressed to Torchon Lace Co (Melbourne), Cat $6,000 on cover. [2/- payed the Within 30 Miles rate for a parcel weighing up to 7lbs]

$1,800

$300

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F U

945

946 947 948

V F F

949

947

948

2/- Brown perf ‘OS’, BW #36ba, weak corner perf and light staining, Retail $225. 2/- Light Brown with White flaw under second ‘L’ of ‘SHILLINGS’ [1L33] BW #36(1)f, well centred, indistinct datestamp in blue, Cat $600. 2/- Brown with White dog-leg flaw through SH to value circle - State I - partially corrected, BW #36(2)f, neat parcel cancel, Cat $600. A fine stamp. 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow BW #43, very well centred, ‘TELEPHONE ACCOUNTS/GPO SYDNEY’ datestamp, Cat $675. 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow BW #43A, Sydney datestamp, Cat $675. 5/- Grey & Chrome Perf ‘OS’ BW #43b, very well centred, cds cancel, Cat $700.

$300 $300 $240 $240

5/- Grey & Yellow with Doubly printed frame plate BW #43c showing a characteristically weak second printing 8mm below the first, rounded corner & other small blemishes, part Grahamstown cds, Cat $9,000. Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states “Extremely rare.” [Only a handful of used examples are recorded, with the two examples in the Royal Collection similarly used in Grahamstown]

$3,600

ex 950

ex 951

ex 953

$65 $240

ex 954

ex 952 AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 950 */** 2d To 1/- Selection lightly hinged ex noted with 2d Die I & IIA (very shiny), 2½d, 3d Die I & IIB, 6d blue shades Die IIB x3 (two well o/c, one MUH with gum discolouration), 9d Die IIB, 1/- Die II (light gum stain), 1/- Die IIB x2 (both more or less toned). Retail c$1,000 (as all fine). (12) 951 U 2d To 5/- (6d chestnut only, 2/- both), all cds ex noted. 3d scarce Die II, 9d and 1/- (parcel cancel) Die IIB, 2/- brown and 5/with parcels cancels (5/- very heavy). (8) 952 ** Pairs Variety with 2d Die IIA horiz incl Inner left frame missing opposite ‘T’ of ‘TWO’ BW #8p [3R58-9], inclusion, nibbed perfs at base; 2½d vertical, good perfs, well-centred; 3d Die IIB horiz (creases) [3L59-60]; 6d chestnut horiz, left unit rounded NW corner, nibbed perfs at base. Cat as fine c$750, good value. (4 pairs) 953 **/* Perf ‘OS’ Die IIB group very lightly hinged (ex noted) with 9d violet ACSC #27ba cat $250, 1/- blue-green ACSC #33ba lower marginal pair with some woolly perfs at top cat $250, 6d chestnut ACSC #21ba vert pair MLH/MUH cat $150. Good to premium quality centring, very fresh. (5) 954 * Perf ‘OS’ lightly hinged and very small imperfections, well-centred Die I 2d grey, Die II 6d ultra and 1/- blue-green x2 distinct shades, ACSC #7ba, 19Aba, 32Ab. Strong fresh colours, min cat $430. (4)

$200 $100 $80 $160 $130

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ex 956

957

Perf ‘OS’ selection in mixed fair to fine condition (some with perf and/or gum faults) with [1] Die I 3d olive ACSC #13b x7 shades incl horiz pair; [2] Die IIB 6d ultra ACSC #20b x2 cat $250 each but both have faults, 1/- blue-green ACSC #33ba x4 (two well off-centre), 6d chestnut ACSC #21ba x2 (both off-centre) plus a SM wmk ACSC #22b (rounded corner). Very high cat over $1,600, estimate based on fault-free stamps. (16) 956 */** Selection fresh and lightly hinged ex noted, small imperfections and some slightly variable centring; and comprises 6d x9 chestnut (one MUH) incl imprint pair cat $150, one 1/- blue-green Die IIB. Value lot, min cat $500. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 957 * 2½d Blue BW #11 tied by indistinct 1916(?) Melbourne machine cancel to FH Brunning (seed merchants) advertising censor cover to USA sent per ‘RMS MAKURA’. Fine and attractive.

ex 959

$240 $100 $240

960

958 958

959

960

2d Grey BW #7 plus KGV LMult ½d green BW #65 vertical pair tied by Wondai (Qld) datestamp to 1920 (Sep 14) cover to Germany, central fold & some edge faults. 2d Grey Die I Watermark inverted BW #7a, four cds horiz pairs, couple small perf blemishes and one pair slightly aged. Reasonable centring, cds cancels, Cat $480. (8) 2d Grey Die I deep shade double variety Watermark inverted with Nick in right frame near top [1R38] BW #7A(1)a&l. Lightly hinged, very fresh, extrapolated cat c$500. Very nice.

961 961 962

* *

$90 $120 $180

962

2d Grey Die I perf ‘T’ plus 1d red KGV perf ‘T’ on 1917 OHMS cover. [3d = 4-6oz commercial papers rate] 2d Grey Die IIA with Inner left frame missing opposite T of TWO, BW #8p, on PPC to “Vapor Sevilla/Puerto Militar/Argentine”. A difficult stamp to get on cover (Cat $275) and much rarer with a catalogued variety.

$80 $135

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963 963

964

965

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964

965

2½d Indigo BW #11 plus KGV 2d orange paying triple-rate on The English, Scottish, and Australian Bank Limited (Commercial Bank of Tasmania scored through beneath) wrapper front headed ‘PASS BOOK ONLY’ sent from Hobart to New Town. Scarce usage. [From 1/10/1920 the rate was 1½d per 2oz] 2½d Blue (pinhole) tied to Western Australia Avis de Reception form (very late usage) by ‘REGISTERED/1DE21/PERTH WA’ oval datestamp, Guildford ‘DE 2/21’ arrival datestamp, accompanied by signed red/white AR receipt duplicate. 2½d Deep Blue BW #11B block of 4, lower pair MUH. Some gum wrinkles or storage bends noted for accuracy, lower right unit clearly shows Retouches to inner right frame opposite lower coast [1R12] BW #11B(1)j. However the retouch near Cape York [1R5] has yet to occur (which suggests these retouches did not occur at the same time).

$250 $150 $80

968

967 ex 966 966 967

F *

968

2½d Indigo, 6d Chestnut & 9d Violet Die IIB in nice blocks of 4, BW #11,21,27. 2½d Indigo strip of 4 [2R55-8] with offset on reverse and part Harrison imprint, BW #11c, Cat $1,600+. BW footnote states “The offset variety is from a Harrison printing and is not particulary prominent”. 2½d Blue Plate 1 ‘JBC’ Monogram Single BW #11(1)zc, mild gum toning, very well centred, Cat $1,250.

969 969

970 971

972

971

$140 $900 $350

972

3d Olive Die I pair tied to 1919 (Nov 5) registered cover to Java by Doncaster (Vic) cds, red registration label, Tjikadjang transit on reverse, Garoet arrival cds on face, minor aging & edge blemishes, Cat $600+ on cover. 3d Olive Die II-II vertical pair from left plate on piece, top unit creased, Cat $400, cancelled Murrin Murrin on 8JE22. 3d Olive Die I tied by 1917 (Mar 23) Albany cds to PPC addressed to War Refugee Committee Folkestone. Rare solo franking on postcard. [Overpaid 2d - may have been posted on board a ship with the rate miscalculated.] 3d Olive Die II solo franking tied by 1922 Sydney datestamp to The Medical Journal of Australia wrapper paying periodical/ magazine double-rate to Germany. Unusual usage.

$300 $135 $130 $150

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974

973 973 974

F **

3d Olive Die II-II-II-I strip of 4, BW #13c, Cat $1,000+, very rare. 3d Olive Die I with Diagonal white scratch through right frame opposite ‘A’ BW #13E(2)d in horizontal pair [2L5&6]. Couple nibbed perfs, good colour, Cat $150 for hinged.

$450 $130

975 977 975 976

977

3d Olive Die IIB on 1923 (Nov 21) cover from Melbourne to USA, cancelled with very fine British Empire slogan cancel. 6d Blue Die II [1] blue shade, short perfs at top, otherwise nice MVLH; [2] deep dull blue shade, creased. BW #19B,D, Cat $375. 6d Blue Die II BW #19 pair plus KGV 1d violet & 2d red tied to 1923 (Dec 22) Parcel Post Label by Warragul (Vic) cds, minor blemishes. Attractive tri-colour franking. [1/3d payed 1lb rate for delivery to a non-adjoining state]

$120 $80 $180

979 978 979

980 981

F F

6d Dull Dark Blue Die II BW #19C. Couple slightly short perfs, strong slightly better MLH shade, Cat $300. 6d Milky Blue Die II BW #19E tied to oversized cover to Philadelphia USA by 1922 (Jan 12) ‘SPECIAL/SYDNEY’ datestamp, endorsed “Per RS/S Makura”, trivial edge blemishes, Cat $500+ as a solo franking on cover. 6d Blue Die II with Watermark inverted, BW #19a, Cat $275. Nice well centred example. 6d Ultramarine with Watermark inverted ACSC #19Aa, part Port Augusta dec 1917 cds. Rounded SE corner, good colour, Cat $275.

$120 $180 $120 $70

985 982

983

984 985

** *

6d Blue Die II with Substituted cliché - Die IIA, BW #19(1)ha, woolly perfs, Late Fee Spencer St datestamp, Cat $3,750, (SG 38ba Cat £1,300). RPSL certificate (1985). A similar item in the Hardy sale realised over $2,500. 6d Ultramarine Die II Substituted Cliche Die IIA pale shade BW #19A(1)ha. Perf damage at base, Sydney cds, well centred. Popular very scarce variety Cat $3,750. One of Australian philately’s icons. 6d Bright Ultramarine Die IIB BW #20A. Well centred and very fresh, Cat $425. 6d Violet-Blue Die IIB on 1925 (19th Jul) cover from Mackay (Qld) to USA, red & black registration label. Rare shade, Cat $600 on cover.

$1,750 $1,200 $160 $240

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986 986 987 988 989

** G F *

990

989

6d Blue Die IIB single BW #20 with part Harrison two-line imprint, fresh MUH Cat $5,000 (as a pair with the complete imprint). 6d Blue Die IIB with Broken leg on kangaroo, BW #20(3)d, o/c to left, Brisbane cds just clear of variety, Cat $750. 6d Blue Die IIB with Broken leg on kangaroo [3L6] BW #20(3)d, Fremantle cds, Cat $750. 6d Chestnut Die IIB BW #21 paying combined foreign letter rate & registration on 1928 (Apr 17) cover to Japan, Williamstown (Vic) red registration label, very fine Nagasaki backstamp in violet. Scarce destination.

6d Chestnut Die IIB interpane block of 8 (4x2), GPO Melbourne CTO BW #21w, right pane units with excellent centring, without gum. Rare multiple.

991

$400 $320 $260 $280

$500

993

994 992 991 992 993 994

V * * *

995

6d Chestnut Die IIB with Broken leg on kangaroo Brisbane CTO BW #21w(3)d, without gum, Cat $200+. 9d Violet Die IIB BW #27, fresh mint pair, Retail $200. 9d Violet Die IIB with Thin-necked kangaroo [3R28] BW #27(3)h, uniformly toned gum, well centred mint, Cat $500. 1/- Blue-Green Die II BW #32 pair & single plus 3d Die IIB pair (right-hand unit fault) and KGV 2d tied to undated Parcels Label by large-part strikes of large oval Postal Hall Melbourne cancel. Rare survivor. [The rate was 3/8d for an interstate parcel weighing between 6 & 7 pounds] 1/- Bright Blue-Green Die II BW #32B block of 6 (2x3), excellent centring, three good to very fine strikes of South Brisbane â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;9OC20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; datestamp, Cat $180++. Impressive multiple.

$100 $100 $140 $300 $180

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997 998

** *

999

1/- Blue-Green Die IIB BW #33 rare solo franking tied by crayon cancel & Hobart datestamp to cover to USA, red registration label, fine condition. [Cover was sent from the Hobart Postmaster and probably contained stamps thus insured at 9d for up to £20 compensation (including registration fee) + 3d letter rate] 1/- Emerald Die IIB with Watermark sideways, usual poor centring, MUH, Retail $250. 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB with Watermark sideways ACSC #33Aaa. Storage-related horizontal bend, just o/c left, lightly hinged and very fresh, cat $200. 1/- Emerald Die IIB pale shade, off-centre, Watermark sideways BW #33aa. Hinge remains, Cat $200.

1000 1000 V 1001 * 1002 * 1003 V

1002

$240 $100 $60 $65

1003

1/- Blue-Green Die IIB with Watermark sideways CTO BW #33aa, marginal example from base of the pane with part sheet watermark, centred to the top, Cat $500. 2/- Brown BW #37, Cat $250, a few short perfs, well centred. 2/- Brown BW #37, crease & pinhole, well centred, presents well, Cat $400. 2/- Red-Brown (Aniline) BW #37, Cat $2,000, a rare shade.

$150 $100 $100 $400

1006 1004 1004

1005 F 1006 F

2/- Brown x2 BW #37 plus 2d grey tied by indistinct Brunswick datestamp to 1924 (Jun 24) fragment of a ‘PARCEL POST/FORM OF CUSTOMS DECLARATION’ label, single stamp alone Cat $1,500 on cover. [The 4/2d rate paid for an interstate parcel weighing between 7 & 8lbs] 2/- Brown with Watermark inverted with White dog-leg flaw through SH to value circle [2L10], BW #37a(2)h, Cat $750+. A rare combination. 2/- Brown with Flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2L45] BW #37(2)j, excellent centring, tidy oval registered datestamp does impinge upon the flaw, Cat $450.

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$400 $450 $160

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2/- Brown vertical strip of 3 the lower unit with Vertical hairline in Bight BW #37(U)g plus 3d olive Die I pair & single all tied by ‘DUARINGA/QUEENSLAND’ datestamp to black/red ‘STATE PARCEL POST’ label (adhered to slightly larger piece) the central 2/- with some nibbed perfs & one of the 3d with rounded corner. Ex 2007 sale of Arthur Gray’s Large Gold Medal Collection where it realized US$1,207 (AU$1,677 at the time), subsequently selling for $2,655 at a 2009 Melbourne auction.

$2,400

ex 1009 1008 1008 W 1009 U 1010 *

2/- Maroon with ‘N’ over ‘A’ Ash Imprint pair BW #38ze, sensible perf reinforcing left-hand unit, washed appearance, unused, Cat $750. 2/- Maroon Plate 2 flaw White dog-leg flaw through ‘SH’ to value circle, advanced state [2L10] BW #38(2)fa; also Flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ - State I [2L45] #38(2)j very lightly cancelled; Cat $450. (2) 2/- Maroon imprint AJ Mullett single, part BW #38(2)zc. Light hinge and very well centred, Cat $200. [A hinged imprint pair cat $1,000.]

$160 $160 $100

1014

1011 1011 1012 1013 1014

U V V F

1015 V

5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44 block of 4 with telegraph punctures & ‘TELEPHONE/ACCOUNTS’ cancels. Unusual. 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44. One of the best we have seen. 5/- Grey & Yellow CTO BW #44w, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $300. 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow with Broken coast near Sydney and break in right frame 3.5mm from top, BW #44(D)d, odd shortish perf, Cat $450. 5/- Grey & Yellow with Bottom frame damaged under ‘E S’ BW #44(D)m, Cat $450.

$120 $120 $160 $180 $180

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1016 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020

F F F F F

1021 F 1022 D

1024 ** 1025 * 1026 * 1027 *

G F F U F

1020 $100 $100 $300 $130 $140

10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, couple nibbed perfs, Cat $375. 10/- Grey & Intense Aniline Pink BW #48D, plus 5/- marginal, 2/-, 9d & KGV 2d tied to parcel wrapper fragment by ‘REGISTERED/20AP23/PERTH WA’ oval datestamp, Cat $1,000+ (off-cover) Exceptional five-colour franking.

$160 $800

1024

10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink Perf ‘OS’ BW #48Bwa. Rounded NW corner, woolly perfs, strong colour, Cat $200. Plus 1/- Die IIB BW #33ba unused (no gum) o/c NE, very good colour (cat $125 as mint hinged). (2) 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B with Shading flaws in Bight [R49], rounded upper-left corner, MUH, Cat $600 (mounted). 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type B, BW #48Bx, creased TRC. 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type B, BW #48Bx, Cat $600, with White spot to left of P of POST etc [R16], short perf. 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C sub-type 1 (damaged ‘C’), uniformly toned gum, hinge remainder, Cat $7,500.

1028 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032

1019

5/- Grey & Deep Yellow with Broken tail on kangaroo, BW #44(V)e Cat $325. 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow with Broken tail on kangaroo [L2] BW #44C(V)e. Well-centred cds example Cat $325. 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, retail $850. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #48A, mild hinge staining, lightly cancelled, Cat $500. 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B (brilliant golden UV reaction). Part Sydney registered cds, Cat $375.

1023 1023 W/F

1018

1029

1030

1031

$100 $250 $180 $100 $1,250

1032

£1 Olive-Brown & Pale Blue BW #52 (retail $3,250), centred low. Rare shade. £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue with part of two 1916 Sydney Telegraph Office cds BW #52 (local retail c$2,250). Off-centre high. £1 Light Brown & Pale Blue BW #52D, centred low, sound example, Retail $2,250. £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue BW #52A, Melbourne Ship Mail Room cds, Cat $2,250. £1 Olive-Brown & Pale Blue BW #52E, slightly rounded top left corner, well centred. A rare and distinctive shade, Cat $3,750.

$1,450 $480 $440 $750 $1,000

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ex 1034

1039 1040 1041 1042

** * * W

1037

£1 Olive-Brown & Pale Blue BW #52E, well centred, cds cancel & small crayon line, Cat $3,750. £1 Brown & Blue Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B plus 10/- Type B, also Type C £2 & Type D £1 grey, above average condition for these, Cat $2,150 with Retail of $1,600. (4) £1 Brown & Blue ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’ type B, BW #52x, with Coloured flaw on roo’s right leg etc [R55], two PO substitution tags on right side of stamp. £1 Grey BW #53A, with Small break in Bight, centred left, gum toned, Cat $900. £1 Grey BW #53A, well centred, fine used, Cat $500.

1038 1038 V

1036

1039

1040

1041

$1,400 $1,000 $440 $270 $150

1042

£1 Grey CTO BW #53w from base of the pane, unplated Splintered upper-left corner frame & shading line break off coast of WA, without gum, Cat $750. £1 Grey opt ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, BW #53xa. £1 Grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, unlisted variety Retouch to inner frame at top right, BW #53xb variety, fine mint, Cat $375. £1 Grey opt ‘SPECIMEN’ type C, sub-type 2 (shaved ‘P’) BW #53xf, fine mint, Cat $1,000. £1 Grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D, BW #53xf, MNG, slightly rounded TRC. It is thought that only 600 were issued.

$300 $110 $125 $300 $100

ex1046 1043 F 1044 ** 1045 *

£2 Black & Rose with Kangaroo’s ear broken at right [R47] BW #56(V)u, Registered Sydney cds, Cat $5,500. £2 Purple-Black & Rose ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, BW #56Cxb, MUH with fluffy perfs, Cat $750. £2 Purple-Black & Rose overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C BW #56Cxb BW #56xb. Off centre right, from top row (wmk line), very light hinge trace, excellent fresh colour, Cat $375. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1046 * Selection with nicely centred 6d chestnut John Ash imprint pair, plus 9d violet and 1/- blue-green x3. Very fresh lightly hinged, cat $430.

ex 1047

$1,800 $320 $130 $100

1048

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 1047 U 6d To 10/- mixed centring, 10/- has ironed out crease. 1048 * 6d Chestnut BW #22 with ‘VOCo’ perfin plus KGV 1d green tied by ‘LATE FEE/SPENCER ST’ datestamp to 1933 long cover to Burma, straight-line ‘LATE FEE’ handstamp in violet, ANA airmail label, Rangoon backstamp. [Rate was 3d airmail within Australia, 3d surface to Burma plus 1d Late Fee]

$120 $160

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ex 1050

1049 1049 **/* 1050 * 1051 **/*

6d Chestnut BW #22 block of 4, top units MUH, fresh, Retail $220. 6d To 2/- generally fine, mixed centring, BW #22,28,34,39,, Cat $. (4) 6d Chestnut part imprint block of 6 with perf ‘OS’, BW #22b, Cat $280, 2 units at top creased.

$100 $140 $100

1052 V

6d Chestnut Perf ‘OS’ interpane block of 8 (4x2), GPO Melbourne CTO BW #22bw, very good to excellent centring, without gum. Rare multiple.

$500

1053 1053

1054

9d Violet BW #28 tied to Parcels Post label by very fine ‘YACKA/18JL30/SA’ datestamp, Cat $350 on cover with significant premium for this solo franking usage. 9d Pale Violet BW #28B plus KGV 1½d tied by Redcliffe (Qld) cds in violet to 1930 (May 12) registered re-used cover to infamous Hungarian stamp dealer Béla Sekula based in Lucerne Switzerland, festooned on reverse with Swiss Tell definitives (including se-tenants) from the original posting to Australia, opened on three sides with small blemishes. [The rate was for a letter weighing between 3oz-4oz charged at 3d for 1st oz + 1½d x3 for each additional oz, plus 3d registration]

$400

$200

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1057

1/- Blue-Green Die IIB BW #34 block of 6 (3x2), right hand units with repaired corner faults, cancelled with ‘HONOLULU HAWAII/AUG9/29/PAQUETBOAT’ datestamps, Hosking #1684 Rated D. Attractive block. 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB BW #34 x4 and KGV SMult 5d Perf 13½x12½ x4 used in lieu of Relief Tax stamps on a page from a 1930s wages book. Unusual usage.

$120

1/- Blue-Green blocks of 4 x2 and pair plus KGV 1d green pair all tied by ‘HONOLULU/OCT3/HAWAII’ transit duplex (‘PAQUEBOT’ handstamp in purple alongside) to 1930 National Cash Register Co oversized (300x150mm) cover to Ohio, ‘PER USA AIR MAIL’ handstamp, some peripheral wrinkling. An exceptional franking. Previously sold in a 2012 Melbourne auction for $1,150. [The 10/2d rate comprised 3d per oz x11 for surface mail to United States plus 4d per ½oz x22 to pay for internal American airmail plus 1d late fee]

$1,000

1058 1058 1059 1060 1061

** * * V

1062 ** 1063 *

1056

1059

1060

ex 1061

1062

$160

1063

2/- Maroon BW #39, Cat $450, centred high with a few nibbled perfs. 2/- Maroon BW #39, Cat $200. 2/- Maroon BW #39, retail $225, light even gum toning. 2/- Maroon seven postally used all cds ACSC #39, ten CTO ACSC #39w (six og hinged) including variety Retouch in Bass Strait [1L43]. Some small shade variations, all with good perfs and generally well centred, cat $1,300+. Ex Stuart Hardy. (17) 2/- Maroon Perf ‘OS’ BW #39b, mildly toned gum, MUH, Cat $850. 2/- Maroon Perf Small ‘OS’ few nibbled perfs and evenly toned. BW #39b.

$80 $80 $135 $400 $300 $130

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1065

1064

1065 * 1066 G

2/- Maroon Perf ‘OS’ BW #39b plus 1/- Perf ‘OS’ & KGV 2d tied to fragment of a parcel wrapping by ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM/7JE34/ MELBOURNE’ datestamp, Cat $600+ on cover. 2/- Maroon Perf ‘OS’ one postally used corner cds ACSC #39b, nine CTO ACSC #39wa (five og hinged) including variety Break in left frame, etc [2R30]. One may be deep maroon shade, all with good perfs and generally well centred, min cat $580. Ex Stuart Hardy. (10) 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange few short perfs, indistinct cds.

1067 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071

* * F V U

F V F *

1070

1073

$180 $248 $80 $100 $125

1074

10/- Grey & Pink BW #49, closed tear at top, good appearance, Cat $700. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49, tidy corner cancel, Cat $700. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #49, couple of short perfs, Cat $700. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ (Type C), BW #49x, Cat $375, with Top shading line in Bight mostly missing [R40], rounded TLC, small tonespot. Scarce only 1,920 printed.

1077

$200 $60

1071

5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45A. Very light hinge traces, very fresh, Cat $400. 5/- Grey & Yellow with Shortish Spencer’s Gulf [L7], retail $375+. 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45A, nibbed perfs at top, tidy Late Fee cds, Cat $225. 5/- Greyish-Black & Yellow-Orange Perf ‘OS’ light corner CTO, BW #45Bwb. Very fresh, Cat $225. 10/- Grey and Pale Pink BW #49. Rounded SE corner, o/c high, slightly oily Air Mail cds, Cat $700.

1072 1072 1073 1074 1075

1069

1068

$120

1078

ex 1079

$65 $240 $270 $65

ex 1080

1076 F 10/- Grey & Pink with White flaw before POSTAGE [R16], BW #49(D)f, Cat $800, partly obscured by light postmark. 1077 F £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson BW #57A, central CDS, good centring, Cat $1,200. 1078 F £2 Grey and Pale Rose-Crimson BW #57B, lightly cancelled, Cat $1,200. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1079 ** 6d To 2/- (Both) well centred and very fresh SG #132-4 & 212 (ASC #45-8). The first 2/- has uncatalogued and small Shading retouch over ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ (and small perf blemish). Very fresh near premium quality stamps. (4) 1080 U 6d To 10/- cds, 5/- appears CTO, 10/- strong ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM’. Thoroughly acceptable centring, cat $340+. (5)

$400 $400 $400 $80 $125

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1084

1083 1085 1081 U

½d To 1/4d mainly fine with some duplication on leaves all values ex optd surcharges with several Watermark inverted (1½d and 2d reds), also noted ½d Die 1a, three 3d all Die II. More cds than any other cancel, retail c$300, worth a look. (52) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 1082 ** 6d Chestnut fresh block of 4, BW #23, retail $180+. 1083 **/* 6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ with Ash Imprint block of 4 (‘N’ over ‘A’) BW #23(OS)4z, lower units MUH, Cat $750. 9d Purple BW #29 solo franking paying airmail rate on 1936 (Nov 27) cover (central fold) from Red Cliffs (Vic) to Malacca. 1084 * Unusual destination. 9d Purple BW #29 x2 plus KGV 2d & 1d tied by Melbourne machine cancel to Parcel Post label. Attractive tri-colour franking. 1085 *

1087

$65 $260 $90 $100

1087

1086 1086

$80

9d Violet solo franking tied by superb 1935 (May 20) Perth Registered cds to parcel tag to Sweden endorsed “Natural History/ Specimens/ONLY” in red crayon. Rare survivor. [9d paid the 1d per 2oz merchandise rate (which included natural history specimens) x6, plus 3d registration] 9d Violet BW #29 plus 1/- Large Lyrebird tied by twin strikes of ‘NV KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART/SS NIEUW ZEELAND/ MAATSCHAPPIJ’ cancel & ‘PAQUEBOT/SYDNEY’ cds to 1936 (May 8) cover to England, Airmail Sydney backstamp, backflap missing.

$250 $100

ex 1090 1088 1088 * 1089 * 1090 *

1089

9d Purple BW #29C x2 on 1936 (Jan 28) British Motor & Cycle Co airmail cover to UK. 9d Violet Plate 4 second state Ash imprint pair BW #29(4)zc, MLH, Cat $200. 2/- Maroon Die II two lightly hinged shades with varieties. From Plate 1 Chopped neck roo - State II, additional break in coast above roo [1L1]; from Plate 2 White flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2L45] BW #40(1)da & 40(2)j. Very fresh, cat c$225. (2)

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1093 * 1094 *

2/- Maroon Redrawn Die BW #41 Plate 3 right pane of 60 (6x10) with margins intact, uniform gum toning (surface tonespots in places), MUH, Cat $1,200++. Research opportunity. 2/- Maroon Redrawn Die pair both with ‘A+R’ (Angus & Robertson) private perfin tied to cover by Sydney ‘6SEP/1946’ datestamp to USA, opening faults. Very rare private perfin on cover paying correct ½oz rate. 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #46, retail $325. 5/- Grey & Yellow plus 2/- maroon x2 tied by 1934 Wiluna cds to petite registered parcel tag addressed to Union Bank of Australia in Perth, minor blemishes.

$750 $200 $203 $240

1096 1095 1095

1096 F

1097

5/- Grey & Yellow-Buff BW #46c rare solo franking tied by ‘BALLARAT/VIC’ datestamp to Parcel Post label with printed ‘Office of Posting/BALLARAT’, fine condition. Previously sold $1,380 in a 2012 Melbourne auction. [The 5/- rate paid the 5 to 8 pound interstate parcel fee to a non-adjoining State] 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘WA’ with vignette flaw Ewe-faced kangaroo - State II BW #46(V)fa, neatly cancelled, Cat $150+.

$1,000 $100

10/- Grey & Pink plus QM 1d green tied by ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE’ cds to 1938 (Sep 5) Tait Bros sextuple-rate airmail cover to Germany, Athens transit backstamp & very fine currency control handstamp on the face, minor spotting. Ex 2007 sale of Arthur Gray’s Large Gold Medal Collection where it realized $1,700 ($A2570 at the time), later selling at a 2012 Melbourne auction for $4,370. [The 10/1d rate comprised was 1/9d for the first ½oz, plus 1/8d x5 for each subsequent ½oz for a cover weighing up to 3oz.]

$3,500

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1100 1098 * 1099 F 1100 F

10/- Dark Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50E. Almost black kangaroo, near perfect centring and very fresh, Cat $2,750. 10/- Grey & Pink with vignette plate variety Rat-faced kangaroo [R20] BW #50(V)p, tidy cds cancel, Cat $550. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A, nibbed corner perf, very well centred, melbourne cds, Cat $300.

$1,250 $180 $120

1101

10/- Dark Grey & Aniline Pink plus £2 grey-black & rose-crimson with unlisted vignette flaw Kangaroo with pointed tail [L52], 2/- maroon x2 and £1 Robes tied by Registered Melbourne datestamp to 1938 (Nov 7) parcel tag with Melbourne bulk registration label on reverse. This item was written-up by Rod Perry in a June 2013 Stamp News where he stated that it is “the only example of usage of 10/- dark grey and aniline-pink I’ve recorded” which is unsurprising when you consider that ACSC state at page 2/166 “most of this printing was withdrawn and destroyed following the issue of the 10/- Robes definitive in November 1938.” [The tag is believed to have paid postage for a 442oz gold bullion shipment sent from Melbourne to California for refining, the rate of £3/14/- paying 3d for first oz plus 2d x441 for each additional oz, plus 3d registration.]

$3,000

1102 1102 * 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107

G V F F

1103

1104

1105

1106

10/- To £2 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D £1 minor surface tone, overall fine mint. (3) 10/-, £1 & £2 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D BW #50xe, 54x & 58x, Cat $435. 10/- o/c SE, £1 to to right, £2 slightly left. Very fresh MUH, Cat $435 (retail rather less). £1 Grey BW #54. Nibbed perf NW corner, parts three 1937 registered Melbourne cds. Very well centred, Cat $420. £1 Grey BW #54, very fine used, Cat $420. £1 Grey with uncatalogued variety Colour flaw over ‘I’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’, well centred, Cat $420. £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, couple of trivial surface blemishes, very well centred, Cat $750.

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$120 $200 $100 $150 $180 $260

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£2 Grey-Black & Crimson with White flaw in Bight [L17] BW #58(D)f, £1 grey, 10/- grey & pink, 2/- maroon plus 1/- Small Lyrebird, 6d Large Kooka & 4d Koala all tied by Registered Melbourne datestamps to 1939 (Feb 27) parcel tag, Melbourne bulk registration label on reverse, a few minor blemishes including crayon marks on £2. A wonderful multi-coloured franking. [The tag is believed to have paid postage for a 27lb 9oz (441oz) gold bullion shipment from Melbourne probably to California for refining, the rate of £3/13/10 franking paying 3d for first oz plus 2d x440 for each additional oz, plus 3d registration]

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£2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson plus 5/- Robes, 6d Kooka & QM 1d green tied to 1941(Jan) parcel tag by indistinct Cobar (NSW) datestamp. Rare correct postal usage of the £2 Roo. Ceremuga Certificate (2000). AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues 1110 */F 6d Kookaburra BW #60. Three examples, one mint hinged, one postal with 1914 Stock Exchange cds, the third per favour cancelled in what looks like 1939! Neat lot retail $200+ (as MLH and used x2). (3) AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1111 U 1913-36 collection on hagners all watermarks (incl both no wmk) and most values (ex surcharges). 1d red shades x28 include line perf, two Die II, three Die III, Secret mark, 4d orange group x8 includes Watermark inverted and lemon shade, 1d greens incl LM wmk Dot before 1 [VI/21], others noted incl 4d violet, 4d blue shades x3, 1/4d x4 (all ex SM P14), inverted watermarks (1½d red SM P13½x12½ x2, 2d CofA wmk x3). Mainly fine with well over 100 with cds, local retail over $1,000, inspection recommended. (149) 1112 * 1922-24 Covers Collection in mixed condition mostly solo frankings with majority 2d reds, also 1½d greens and reds, odd 1d violet and 1d green with best probably long env with 4½d by 3rd wmk 3d Roo Die IIB and KGV 1½d green. Postal markings incl red ‘PAID AT/SYDNEY’ machine cancel, black ‘PAID AT/NORTHCOTE VIC’. OHMS envelopes incl Works and Railways, Canberra and Commissioner of Taxation. Strong Artarmon NSW flavour with many addressed to AC Smith either in an Audit Inspector capacity or at his home. Few oddments incl a couple inbound from NZ and USA (one from underpaid and taxed), also 1949 philatelic inbound registered from Ceylon. (55+) *

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1116

1117

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Group Including Varieties as well as shades, odd ‘OS’ perf, majority hinge remains or traces with [1] Single Wmk ½d green x4 incl 2L1&7, 7R59 (not quite cypress green shade), 1d reds x4 (2 are rough paper), 4d orange MUH, 5d browns x2 (one line perf), changed colours range incl 4d violet variety at 1L57, 4d blue, 4½d violet; [2] SM Wmk P14 with 1d green x3 (two are Watermark inverted - one perf ‘OS’), 4½d x2 shades. Clean mainly fresh well-centred lot, min cat $750. (23) Selected Issues mainly w/c cds (CTO’s noted) comprising [1] Single Wmk with 4d lemon x2 and 1/4d; [2] SM Wmk P13½x12½ CTO 1d Die II ng and two 4½d Die II shades og, one unhinged; [3] CofA Wmk 1/4d x3, one CTO ng. Very nice, retail c$380. (9) Selection including varieties with [1] LM Watermark 1½d brown two singles (light spots), one with - probably - non-constant White flaw on right wattle stem, and a horiz pair, latter with right unit Flaw top frame thru left wattles to ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ (also likely not constant); [2] No Watermark 1d left marginal horiz pair of varieties Distorted and Thin ONE PENNY [VIII/1314] BW #78(4)k&l, 1½d red x2 - right unit White spot over ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ etc [17R48] BW #90(17)rb. Very fresh appearance. (8) State Official Perfins mainly fine all wmks most values with no duplication comprising [1] ‘OS/NSW’ sixteen values from ½d green incl 4d orange, SM wmk P14 ½d orange (retail $225 as ordinary perf ‘OS’), PLUS CofA wmk 2d red perf ‘OS’ only (quite difficult); [2] ‘T’ eighteen values incl SM wmk both perfs 4½d violet (retail $75 & $175 as ordinary perf ‘OS’); [3] ‘VG’ four incl CoA wmk 5d. Specialised area. (39) Varieties on hagner with [1] Watermark Inverted x4 (1½d black-brown LM wmk, 1½d and 2d reds SM wmk P13½x12½, 2d CofA); [2] LM Wmk x8 incl 1½d black-brown thin paper, other brown shades incl ACSC-listed at 8L13 & 54 and a poss 6AR6; [3] No Wmk ½d pair incl RA joined plus single, nice 1½d red Scratched electro [17R3] BW #90(17)i. Mainly fine. (20)

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Variety with some variable centring comprising Perf ‘OS’ lower values all wmks with MUH incl ½d green single Watermark inverted ACSC #63a&ba and SM wmk 3d Die II, MLH SM wmk 2d red-brown. Also CofA wmk optd ‘OS’ 1d and 2d MUH. Very fresh, retail $575+. (12) 1119 Variety fresh lightly hinged (ex noted) with small imperfections comprising [1] SM Wmk P14 ½d and 1½d red vert pair (crease); [2] SM Wmk P13½x12½ ½d x2 (one with White flaw in left side of crown [8R7]), 1d horiz pair, 2d and 5d surcharges; [3] CofA Wmk ½d z2 and 1d x4 shades, one with strong compartment line at top. PLUS 1948 1/6d dull claret Hermes very fresh MUH imprint block of 4 BW #163z. (16) 1120 */**/W ½d To 5d on hagner sorted by wmk incl no wmk, all hinged (ex one 2d orange in horiz part imprint pair and a 1½d red SM wmk P14 no gum), from 1d engraved to 5d CofA wmk x2. Some have small imperfections, mainly fine and fresh with local retail c$475. Good value. (31) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1121 U 1d Red Collection virtually all used with good range of varieties and shades, includes several hundred dated examples with generally clear datestamps, from all states, several difficult POs seen including, Castle Mountain NSW, Hicksborough VIC, TPO South West NSW, Ennogera Camp QLD, Pannobamawm VIC, Blackboy Hill WA, Dunach VIC. Odd item removed but very good buying at estimate. 1122 */** 1918-23 Changed Colours ½d to 1/4d all values ex 1d violet and 2d orange, hinged ex 1½d black-brown and green MUH. Very fresh, retail c$380. (8) 1123 U Dry Ink Selection comprising Single Wmk ½d green perf ‘OS’ mint, used Smooth Paper 1d red (4, two perf ‘OS’), 1d green perf ‘OS’, 2d orange perf ‘OS’, 2d red perf ‘OS’ (3), 3d blue, also 4d blue Cooke mint, generally fine, Cat $1,325. (12) 1124 * Perf ‘OS’ ½d green (woolly perfs), 1d red shades x2 (one rough), 4d orange. Good centring, fresh colours, min retail $330. (4)

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Perf ‘OS’ Group comprising 4d orange (perf blemishes), 4d violet (faint gum wrinkle), 4d blue Cooke, 5d comb perf & 1/4d (poorly centred), lightly mounted, Cat $850. (5) 1126 **/* Selected Issues fresh lightly hinged ex noted comprising ½d green top marginal MUH, 5d chestnut line perf, BSAP recorded Minute spot in Emu tail [1L47]; 2d scarlet Electro 8A variety Broken crown top and notches left and lower frames [R42] BW #96(8A)j; 1d green Thin ONE PENNY [VIII/14] BW #77(4)l, 1½d red x2 shades. Small imperfections, Cat $200+. (6) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark 1127 U ½d To 1/4d including 1d red Die II & III, all with cds, fine. (23) ½d Emerald Early Printing Perf ‘MBW’ of Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works tied to postcard by 1915 (July 15) 1128 * Melbourne machine cancel. Scarce semi-official solo franking.

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½d Green with scarce Electro 1 variety Vertical scratches through right side of stamp [BW #63(1)d – L12] + 1d scarlet-red + 1d Roo, an unusual and rare commercial composition for 2½d Foreign letter, the trio tied by Perth machine cancel to 1915 (21 May) cover to USA, Perth double-rectangle ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR.’. ½d Orange block of 6 perf ‘OS/NSW’ top 3 units with Doubled perfin. Unusual. ½d Orange Perf ‘OS’ uprating Victoria 1d ‘OS’-in-Die Education Department envelope tied by 1924 (Sep 2) Melbourne slogan cancel, locally addressed. A most unusual combination.

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1d Red Varieties five hagners with range smooth and rough paper mostly unlisted esoteric varieties, but including Watermark inverted x2, several with quite markedly misplaced watermarks, a damaged rough paper with Double perforation ACSC#72b, compartment lines, thinner and thicker papers, ex-booklet types, perf ‘OS’, ‘OS/NSW’ and ‘T’, couple military camp cds, inking varieties, etc. (59) 1d Red Smooth Paper Die I (shades) selection comprising; [1] solo frankings (2), one to Rest Camp, Mont Park (rare inwards to military camp), other unclaimed at Cootamundra; [2] singles x2 perf ‘T’ or perfin ‘SH/&/Co LTD’ (S. Hoffnung & Co. Ltd) on cover to Apia with very light Samoan censor handstamp; [3] combination frankings (3) for 2½d Foreign letter (nice Melbourne ‘PASSED’ when in defective state), and 1½d and 2d Empire rates, latter with 1d for Late Fee, former late 1925 use, generally fine (7) 1d Red Smooth Paper selection on advertising or inscribed covers including bright red, salmon-red, brownish rose & salmon shades; also a scarce solo franking for foreign printed matter (nice Tasmania censor handstamp, stamp has fault) & three fronts (one with US Postage dues); odd blemish but generally fine. (12)

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1d Red Smooth Paper Shades selection in combinations with other issues on covers (13) and postcards (2, one to New Caledonia), including bright red pair + ½d Roo (corner fault), reddish pink pair + ½d, deep red (aniline) pair + ½d, salmon + 2d Roo to Denmark, 1d + 3d Roo to US (1d pays Late fee), attractive late (1922) use x2 of an unusual shade which may be brownred, (BW #71W – exhibits characteristic ‘very bright red’ u/v reaction) + ½d & 1½d for the 4d Foreign letter to US, also underpaid item to US taxed at Brisbane but curiously scored-over, and six censored (one scarce provincial ‘PASSED’), odd fault, generally fine. Attractive group. (15) 1d Bright Rose Smooth Paper BW #71D, (formerly BW G13½) solo franking tied by 1915 (Jan 25) Launceston repeater machine cancel to cover to Forth, small opening fault. A rare shade on cover. 1d Brown-Red Perf ‘OS’ (G32, very bright red u/v reaction) separated pair with Natte Yallock (Vic) cds in blue, Cat $300.

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1d Carmine-Red Smooth Paper with Watermark inverted, part Harrison one-line imprint block of 4 the lower-right unit Kangaroo’s tongue out, BW #71Ya(4)r, two units including variety stamp MUH. (2) 1d Red Smooth Paper perf ‘OS’ scarlet-red strip of four on Perth registered OHMS unclaimed cover, plus solo frankings of deep scarlet (aniline) and perf ‘T’ scarlet-red (contemporary notations) on covers from Tasmania. (3) 1d Crimson Smooth Paper Perf ‘OS’ with Dry ink BW #17Nca, tied to small piece, Cat $150. 1d Red Die II BW #71(1)f, hagner of 45 copies with range of shades, couple may even be rough paper. Postmark possibilities. (45) 1d Red Die II Smooth Paper 146 shades variable centring in mixed mostly fine condition about 40% cds (‘T.P.O. SOUTH’ from NSW noted), a few Victoria BN duplex types, various machine and slogan types. Likely to include more useful shades, six have private perfins. Min cat (least expensive shade) $10 each (retail much the same). (145) 1d Red Die II study various shades including Die II-II pair, two Die I-II pairs (one rough paper), one perf ‘OS’ (also rough paper). Majority cds mainly well centred, cat $600+. (29)

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1d Red Smooth Paper two shades a bit off centre with Substituted cliché varieties, Die II [IV/34] perf ‘OS/NSW’ variant of ACSC#71bb(2)ia, and Die I [IV/35] ACSC #71(2)ja. Nice to have them together, retail c$265. (2) 1d Red Smooth Paper Plate 4 Pane VII varieties Flaw under neck [VII/37] marginal MUH, RA joined [VII/60] aniline on thinner paper prob G18 MVLH, plus Ferns and RA joined [VII/54&60] in block of four (crease upper units) with lower units MUH. Very fresh appearance, nice centring, varieties retail c$300. (6) 1d Red Smooth Paper Plate 4 Pane VII marginal copy varieties Secret mark, Flaw under neck and RA joined, latter with part TS Harrison imprint [VII/1, 37 & 60]. Odd selvedge bend and trivial perf or gum blemishes, fresh and well-centred, current retail $100 each. (3)

$100

1d Carmine (Aniline) (G33) with Top frame 1.25-1.75mm left of crown thinned and raised with break at right end [VIII/15], in addition with Notch and distortion of shading lines beneath (BSAP second state). Overprinted ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ with light corner cds of Rabaul (appears 1921). Uncatalogued variety of BW #71Z(4) and SG #103 (New Guinea). One of Australia’s great philatelic rarities. Drury certificate (2014). [It is thought that about 10 copies exist and this is the first recorded example with an NWPI ovpt!]

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1149

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1d Red Die II Rough Paper 43 shades variable centring in mixed mostly fine condition with cds and machine cancels roughly 50:50. Likely to include more useful shades, one appears rosine (perf ‘OS’), six have private perfins. Min cat (least expensive shade) $30 each (retail much the same). (43) 1d Carmine-Rose Rough Paper (‘G74’) Die I-II pair (latter is recumbent, appears posns 43 & 44), BW #72Q(1)fa, Cat $1,500. Small separation at top, very fresh. 2006 Drury certificate. 1d Rosine Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ Die II BW #72I(1)fb. A well-centred premium quality cds stamp. 1d Red Rough Paper with Substituted Cliché Die II ACSC #72(2)ia and Die I ACSC #72(2)ja (some edge toning), Cat $250. (2)

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1d Carmine-Red Rough Paper vertical pair, lower unit Substituted cliché die II BW #72(2)ia, very fine. Scarce in a pair. 1d Red Rough Paper Substituted Cliche Die II BW #72(2)ia, appears common shade, well-centred near premium-quality stamp with neat squared circle SA datestamp. 1d Red Rough Paper two shades a bit off centre with Substituted cliché varieties, Die II [IV/34] ACSC#72(2)ia, and perf ‘OS’ Die I [IV/35] ACSC #72bb(2)ja (woolly perfs). Nice to have them together, retail c$225. (2) 1d Red Rough Paper common shades cds ex noted with varieties Substituted cliché Die II [IV/34] x2 (one with ‘HELP TO WIN. . .’ slogan cancel) and Substituted cliché Die I [IV/35] with part Tasmania TPO cds July 1918, BW #72(2)ia&ja. Nice centring, retail c$325. (3) 1d Red Die III Perf ‘OS/NSW’ fresh MUH variety of BW #75 (which is officially punctured this way and by ‘T’, not ‘OS’). 1d Carmine-Red Die III BW #75A-C shades with six MLH incl one Watermark inverted o/c low, three used (one rounded corner). Clean lot, retail $650+. (9) 1d Red Die III BW #75 study on hagner, machine cancels ex noted, includes Watermark inverted and ACSC-listed varieties at plate posns 2 (cds), 10, 56 (cds), 57 and 68; plus ten shades (3 cds). (16) 1d Red Die III mainly fine BW #75 shades prob all ‘G109-111’ groups. Five cds and four slogan cancels, latter with White flaw lower frame at right [120] ACSC #75t cat $150. Very presentable, min cat $470. (9)

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1165

1d Deep Red Die III JBC monogram single ACSC #75Bza. Reinforced separation, fresh Cat $750. 1d Violet (49 units) incl top right corner block of 30 (6x5), block of 9 (3x3), block of 8 (2x4), few varieties. BW #76. Generally fine. 1d Violet Perf ‘OS’ rare solo franking for Postcard rate, unfortunately spikehole in stamp, tied by Melbourne slogan to 1924 (4 Aug) Official card to Maryborough. 1d Green Perf ‘OS’ with mild Offset BW #77(ba)ca, faint corner bend, MVLH, Cat $750. 1d Green with Secret mark, 24 examples including 10 MUH. Retail $950. 1½d Brown Die I plate 8 part Harrison imprint block of 4, top two units with No top to crown [BW #85(8)j,k], gum a little aged, lower units MUH

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1½d Green (shades) selection comprising solo frankings (3) for Letter rate (attractive advertising cover – left frame noticeably worn), Foreign postcard, and perf ‘OS’ Official letter sheet, also uprate of 4½d on 5d Registered envelope from Denman, and scarce parcel tag bearing singles (4) for 6d 1st lb. Parcel rate within NSW. (5) 1½d Green Die I with Cracked electro extending from left frame behind Roo’s legs towards King’s beard BW #88(12)l, centred to the left, Lake Grace (WA) cds, Cat $400. 1½d Red Die I AJ Mullett imprint block of 4 BW #89zc. Very fresh, Cat $150 (in 2007). 1½d Red Die I with No imprint block of 4 from electro 22, BW #89(22)zb, very fresh, two units MUH. Scarce and undercatalogued at $200.

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1172 U 1173 F 1174 F 1175 **

1923-26 2/3d Booklet with 1½d red booklet pane of 6 plus additional block of 3 from [25-28R6,11,12,16-18,22-24] showing staple holes in the margins. Probably from Plate 28. The cover has been separated and the stamps have faults, BW #B30B, Cat $4,000. 2d Orange on hagner with fourteen varieties of BW #95 nearly all identified per ACSC and BSAP apparently correctly (1L20, 2L18, 4L20 & 25, 5R30, 6L5, 8AR24, UCV B3 or 6, B9, BaIV/43 and B XVIII/18z); others in the fly-speck category incl the ubiquitous over-inked bottom marginal area. Also 1d green and 1½d red x3 shades incl Notch left frame 6½mm from top [29L7]. Mainly fine, study material. (18) 2d Red on hagner varieties of BW #96 per ACSC and BSAP (2007) with ten almost certainly identified correctly (10R25 & 27, 11R22, 12L5 & 21, 12R27, 12AL8-9 pair, 16R5 & 53); others less certain and incl the ubiquitous over-inked bottom marginal area, value lettering vagaries (eg over-white ‘W’ and ‘N’ in ‘TWO PENCE’). Over half cds, mainly fine, study material. (26) 2d Red Die I with Watermark inverted perf ‘OS’, BW #96a, Cat $300. 2d Red variety Retouched face [14L12] BW #96(14)e. Well centred cds, Cat $400. 2d Red-Brown Die I perf ‘OS’, BW #97, Cat $100 centred to right.

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2d Red-Brown Die I (shades) combination frankings of 1926-27, comprising [1] 2d + 1/- (Third wmk) for 1-2lbs interstate parcel posted at Paddington; [2] 2d + 1d for Foreign letter Adelaide to USA; [3] uprate of 1½d Stationery envelope Sydney to Holland (overpays 3d rate) 3d Violet-Blue Die I lower-left corner block of 8, Watermark misplaced downwards, unlisted variety on unit [55] Spot on kangaroo’s hip, MUH. Retail as normals $450. 3d Blue Die I used (82) on six album pages with over 60 cds. Absence of any Type B suggest all may be Harrison Die I, BW #104, Cat $820.

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3d Violet-Blue Die I selection (4) comprising solo frankings for Foreign letter rate to Germany and USA, former tied by superb Melbourne ‘BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION./ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS’ slogan, a fortnight after stamp was issued, latter unusually cancelled by San Francisco ‘airplane’ slogan after being off-loaded from Packet Boat, and perf ‘OS’ (2) on registered, unclaimed Perth Official covers, one a rare solo franking (underpaid 1½d) cancelled by Registered Perth datestamp with year wheel error ‘36’ for ‘1925’, fine group. (4) 3d Violet-Blue Die I perf ‘OS’ Dry ink, BW #104c, and 1½d tied to 1925 (Feb 23) Official cover (creased at far left) registered at Perth where unclaimed, ‘FOUND OPEN’ label at right.

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3d Blue Die I plate 2 Harrison imprint pair, BW #104za, Cat $350 as block of 4, aged gum. 4d Orange 4 different shades, BW #110, retail $160. 4d Pale Yellow-Orange BW #110D, minor gum bend, o/c to right, Cat $300.

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4d Pale Yellow-Orange BW #110D, Cat $300, with Break in right frame 7½mm below top frame [1L43], hinge remainder, TRC rounded. 4d Buff-Orange with Watermark inverted, BW #110Fa, Cat $150+, with White spot on King’s head [1L6], MVLH, short perf, few gum bubbles. 4d Orange Shade Group with Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ [2R12]. Shade appears closest to buff-orange so BW #110Fb(2)h. SW corner perf crease, neat slightly heavy part cds ‘SYDNEY 70/21AU18/N.S.W’. Usage date supports the shade identification, so extrapolated cat c$375. Very popular variety. 4d Orange perf ‘OS’ Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ [2R12], BW #110(2)h.

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4d Lemon-Yellow with Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ [2R12], BW #110C(2)h, Cat $1,750, small light patch at top. 4d Pale Yellow-Orange Plate 2 Line through FOUR PENCE, BW #110E(2)h, fine used, Cat $500. 4d Violet perf ‘OS’, BW #111b, (retail $175). 4d Violet perf ‘OS’, BW #111b, (retail $350 with centring premium), MVLH, well centred with good perfs. A fine stamp. 4d Violet perf ‘OS’, BW #111b, Cat $200.

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4d Blue Cooke Plates BW #112 block of 4 (lower units MUH) with ACSC-listed varieties Thickened lower left frame [2R13] and Damaged SE corner (substituted cliché) [2R19], to which can be added BSAP’s Upper frame thickened each side of crown [2R14]. Each unit with storage-related gum and other imperfections, still an attractive and scarce positional block with very fresh appearance, extrapolated cat c$450. 4d Pale Milky Blue Perf ‘OS’ and ½d green perf ‘OS’ tied by Registered Elizabeth St cds to 1923 (24 Aug) Official registered cover (265x95mm) to Mortlake. The ‘milky’ shade is rare as an Official on cover. 4d Ultramarine Cooke Plates with double variety Right frame with shallow curve 9mm from top (BSAP) and Thick ‘4’ at right [1L54] BW #112(1)f. Very lightly hinged, very fresh. 4d Ultramarine Harrison Plates o/c NE with Watermark inverted BW #113a. Very lightly hinged, very fresh, retail c$225. 4d Blue Harrison Plates with Watermark inverted, BW #113a, Cat $1,000, nice blue Rupanyup cds.

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4½d Violet Die I BW #118, fresh block of 4 o/c to NW, three units MUH, retail c$310. 4½d Violet Die I TS Harrison imprint pair, part BW #118za, Cat $350 (as block of 4). Includes catalogued variety [1R55], probably second state but stamp o/c with perfs partly obscuring the frame break. 5d Chestnut Comb Perf solo franking for early airmail tied by 1922 (Jul 22) Roebourne cds to cover (small flap fault) to the famous Philatelist H.L. White, whose Kangaroo collection reposes within The Royal Collection.

5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ an attractive deep shade on 1923 (May 22) WA Titles Office unclaimed registered cover to Dowerin. BW states “examples are found up to early 1921, making this the latest use by about 2 years! A good looking cover.

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5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ pale shade with Broken NE corner [1L13] BW #124f. A “wide” stamp with part Jan 21, 1921 Sydney registered cds, Cat $400. 1/4d Greenish Blue ACSC #128B, light hinge remains and o/c high, very fresh cat $250. Plus the same CofA wmk ACSC #131A, well centred but some very slightly toned perfs cat $150. Nice duo. (2) 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #128B. Fresh right marginal, Cat $250 (retail c$225). 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #128B. Centred high and very fresh, Cat $250 (retail c$225).

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1/4d Greenish Blue two distinct shades prob BW #128Bba & 128Eba. Centred a bit left, very fresh, Cat $200+ (retail c$225). (2) 1/4d Greenish Blue with Thick 1 at right [1R57] BW #128Bm, Cat $350 (retail c$325). 1/4d Greenish Blue AJ Mullett imprint strip of 3 [1L60, 1R55-6], part BW #128za, Cat $3,500 (as block of 4). Quite a dull shade, hinge reinforcement gutter and L60, stains R56, scarce.

1209

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1214

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1212

1d Red perf ‘OS/NSW’ on 1917 (Oct 11) OHMS Government Savings Bank of NSW cover from Kogarah to Sylvania, Liberty Loan cinderella on back. 2d Red-Brown Die I BW #97, with 1d green LM watermark BW #78, both tied Nov 27, 1924 SA slogan cancel to envelope of Commonwealth Bank in Adelaide addressed to Switzerland. Small peripheral blemishes, 2d single wmk on cover rated RRR, good usage.

1213

$450

1210

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark | Stamps on Cover 1209 * ½d Green with Eight wattles at left [4R34] BW #63(4)o tied to commercial pre-printed postcard (to qualify for printed matter rate) by Brisbane machine cancel Dec 17,1917. Small corner bend, extrapolated on cover cat c$240. 1d Carmine-Red Line Perf BW #70A tied by cds ‘SOUTHPORT/2-MR15/QUEENSLAND’ (late use) to stained and somewhat 1210 * battered colour PPC of Chelmsford House, Southport, addressed to Neutral Bay, NSW. On cover min Cat $200.

1211

$100 $140

$150 $90

1214

3d Blue Die I BW #104, tied to small envelope hand-addressed to Boston (USA) by Melbourne Jul 29, 1925 slogan ‘POST EARLY/EACH DAY’. Tidily opened, very small imperfections. 3d Blue Die I variety Dry ink BW #104c, tied to small envelope hand-addressed to Germany by Sydney Aug 5, 1924 slogan ‘BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS’. Opened at left and partly at top, small peripheral imperfections, extrapolated on cover Cat $450. Excellent usage.

$90 $150

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1216

1217

4d Orange registered Shierlaw covers; [1] yellow-orange on 1915 (Sep 9) front from Murrayville; [2] buff-orange on 1918 (Mar 18) Mount Cooper (squared-circle) cover with Elliston squared-circle backstamp. 4d Pale Milky Blue Cooke Plates BW #112 tied to small env to New Jersey, USA by Melbourne Aug 22, 1923 slogan ‘BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/LONDON APRIL 1924/AUSTRALIA’S OPPORTUNITY’. Very light soiling, inscribed Per S.S. Tahiti, roughly opened. Nothing philatelic about this, on cover min Cat $200. 4½d Violet Die I with Retouched right value tablet and numerals (also ‘CE’ of ‘PENCE’ and ‘NNY’ of ‘PENNY’ thinned) [1R42] BW #118t alongside Australian Air Services Angel vignette tied (on first day of issue of the latter) to neatly typed addressed small Orlo-Smith envelope by ‘ECHUCA/23SE25/VIC’ cds. Interesting usage combination of KGV variety on cover and vignette first day of issue.

ex 1219

$160 $100

$120

ex 1220

ex 1218 5d Brown registered covers [1] Line Perf plus ½d green Large Mult Wmk, both perf ‘OS’ on 1919 (Oct 30) cover from Melbourne to Mortlake; [2] Comb Perf on 1923 (Jul 30) cover from Brisbane to England. AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1219 1d Carmine-Rose Harrison Printing shades BW #74A-C group, three fine fresh mint (two MUH) and 12 used mostly fine (cds x10). All three shades appear represented, retail $320+. (15) 1220 **/* Selection MUH ex noted with ½d pale shade prob BW #65C, Harrison 1d deep (light gum blemishes) and pale carmine-rose shades prob BW #74B & C; hinged 1½d x3 - two black-brown thin paper shades, one very deep, prob BW #84Aaa & 84Caa, red-brown prob BW #86A. Plus MLH 1d green no watermark. Very acceptable centring and fresh, retail $175+. (7)

1218

ex 1222

$120 $140 $85

1223

1221 U

½d And 1½d Shades [1] LM wmk ½d green shades (22), black-brown shades (7), other brown shades (29), plus a 1d green with over 40 cds, cat c$150 (59 stamps); [2] SM wmk P14 ½d to 3d (11); [3] SM wmk P13½x12½ ½d to 5d incl 4½d Die II CTO ng (32); [4] CofA wmk 1d to 5d incl 2d Watermark inverted x2 (16). Mainly fine, great majority cds. (118) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark 1222 * ½d Green Perf ‘OS’ comprising [1] singles (2) on wrapper Melbourne to Geraldton where unclaimed; [2] ½d + 1½d on scarce ‘COMMERCIAL PAPERS’ (handstamped) envelope for ‘5/22nd Infantry Hawthorn & Kew’, official envelope Melbourne to Camberwell. 1223 **/* ½d Green with Thin fraction at right BW #65(5)m, lightly hinged in fresh well-centred block of 4, lower units MUH.

$100

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1225

1226

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½d Green with Thin fraction at left BW #65(5)m. Much more difficult used than mint, Cat $250. ½d Green with Thin fraction at right BW #65(5)m, light part Special Sydney machine cancel. Much scarcer than mint. 1d Carmine-Pink Cooke Printing BW #73a. Tiny inclusion noted for accuracy, o/c right, lightly hinged and very fresh, Cat $400. 1d Red Cooke Printing carmine-pink shade with 2 shading lines broken near right frame [II/54], BW #73A, retail $250, cancelled with light ‘HELP TO WIN THE WAR/BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES/ELIGIBLES ENLIST’. 1d Red Harrison Printing BW #74 in range of carmine and carmine-rose shades in mixed fair to fine condition. About half are cds and, from pencil notations on the back, includes 13 BSAP-listed varieties (the couple we checked are correct). As fine retail close to $1,000. Well worth a look. (49)

1228 U

$100 $130 $180 $140 $140

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1232 1231 1229 U 1230 U 1231 ** 1232

1233 ** 1234 **

1d Red Harrison Printing mainly fine ACSC #74 selection of shades (all appear ‘G104-6’ group), some postmark interest (eg 1919-20 ‘REPATRIATION . . .’ slogan, two ‘LATE FEE’ types, Melbourne and Sydney numbered cds). Also includes Nick near top of left frame [VII/32] ACSC #74(4)g. Nice specialist lot, min cat $520 (least expensive shade). (22) 1d Red Harrison Printing 111 shades variable centring in mixed mainly fine condition with more than half cds, others various machine and slogan types. Appear to be the more common carmine-rose shades, one is perf ‘OS’ (retail $100), couple pairs with one incl variety at V/30 (thinned unfortunately). Min cat as all common shades $2,300 (retail much the same). (111) 1d Carmine-Rose Harrison Printing Perf ‘OS’ and probably deep shade BW #74Bb. Off-centre SW, strong rich colour, Cat $400. 1d Dull Green and Single wmk 4d olive, both perf ‘OS’, tied by Registered Elizabeth St cds to 1925 (12 Mar) Official cover (265x110mm) to Mortlake, red registration label, two Melbourne backstampings. The 1d Official very scarce on cover. [5d: 1d Printed matter rate x2 + 3d registration.]

1½d Black-Brown Die I block of 4 Watermark inverted, BW #84a, retail $600. 1½d Black-Brown Die I with Watermark inverted, centred to base.

$130 $260 $160 $120

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1½d Brown Die I important variety Cracked electro from kangaroo’s thigh through lower portion of emu’s feet to right frame (C118) BW #86(U)h. Couple very minute spots, small light hinge trace, premium quality centring. Not ACSC-recorded mint but other similar cracks cat $1,500. Scarce find. 1½d Brown Die I important variety Cracked electro through lower portion of shaded oval (C245) BW #86(U)t. Very light gum bend and couple very minute spots, light hinge trace, premium quality centring. Not ACSC-recorded mint but cat $1,000 used (by extrapolation mint Cat $3,000). Very scarce find.

$675 $1,250

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1238

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 1237 F ½d To 1/4d complete ex 1½d brown and with two 1½d red shades, 2d and 3d CTO, later has BSAP secondary flaw Left frame bulges at top [3L23] 1d light slogan, others cds, mainly well-centred, retail c$245. (9) 1238 ** ½d Orange with Watermark inverted marginal block of 9 from base of sheet, four units with small blemishes, a little perf separation. 1239 F ½d Orange with Cut in right wattles perf ‘OS’ [8L7], BW #67(8)f, Cat $240, short corner perf. 1240 ** 1d Green with NY joined [VIII/25] ACSC #80(4)m. 10 examples, mixed centring, generally fine. 1241 ** 1½d Red Die II with Watermark inverted Plate 3 dot block of 4 BW #91a(3)z, Cat $400 (BW page 4/186, Note 2). All stamps MUH (selvedge hinge rems), lower left unit has distinctive variety Left wattles flaw on lowest leaf which specialists recognize as being in several states. Small bends and stain in selvedge and between upper and lower right units.

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1½d Red Die II Perf ‘OS’ in the very scarce and distinctive pink/salmon group of shades, singles (3) in both P14 and P13½x12½ on separate Jan 1928 Official covers Perth to Bencubbin and Perth, unclaimed and with associated markings. These shades are rare on cover, particularly this attractive. [The simultaneous use of both perforations in these unusual shades, for Official purposes, suggests the pronounced departure from the designated ‘red’ was considered too great for general public use.] (2) 1½d Red Die II Mullett Plate 1a imprint pair, BW #91(1a)za, minor gum faults (redistributed?), Cat $1,000 as block of 4.

1244 1244 ** 1245

1246

1250 *

ex 1246

1½d Red Die II Translucent Paper with Void top right corner [2L59] BW #91(2)aa&e. Appears Ash BSAP’s first state. Just perceptible stain in bottom margin (expert TLC may help here), otherwise a nicely centred fresh example of a very difficult paper and variety combination, extrapolated Cat $600+. ‘TWO PENCE’ on 1½d on-cover accumulation to Govt Depts in Sydney, noting a few adverts, possible datestamp interest, etc, covers opened three sides otherwise generally sound, ACSC $25 each on cover. (100+) 3d Blue Die Ia (shades) selection comprising solo frankings to USA, Types A (advertising cover) and B, and combinations with 1½d Canberra for registration Footscray to Boulder, and with 1d green Adelaide to Canada, 3d paying double British Empire rate and 1d a Late Fee, odd blemish, generally fine. (4)

1248 1247 U 1248 * 1249 **

ex 1245

1249

$350 $200

$175 $200 $200

1250

4d Olive collection of used copies includes perf ‘OS’ x3, Cat $2,760. (44) 4d Olive with Shaved TRC [3L9], Retail $125 as normal. 4d Olive BW #115, a fresh horizontal pair with BSAP varieties Oval with coloured flaw joining 14th & 15th shading lines (counting up) right of head [4R38] and Small white flaw in right frame just above SE corner plus. . . [4R39]. Fresh scarce positional, extrapolated cat c$750. 4d Olive perf ‘OS’, BW #115b, Cat $450. Barest hinge trace, very fresh.

$80 $65 $300 $100

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4d Greenish Olive Perf ‘OS’ rare solo franking and combination with 1d green on 1929-30 Official registered covers (265x100mm) Elizabeth St to Mortlake. [1d Printed matter and 2d double rates + 3d registration.] (2)

$420

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1253

4d Greenish Olive perf ‘OS’ rare solo franking for registered Printed Matter rate (3d + 1d) to 22 Oct 1931 legal size cover Elizabeth Street (has ‘41’ year error) to Mortlake, Cat $600. 4d Greenish Olive Perf ‘OS’ rare solo franking tied by Elizabeth St cds to 1930 (11 Dec) Official registered cover (265x100mm) Elizabeth St to Mortlake, the canceller applied unevenly leaving stamp (which is off centre to lower left) largely uncancelled. [1d Printed matter + 3d registration.]

$130 $200

ex 1257

ex 1258 4½d Violet (shades) 1929-30 selection comprising solo frankings (2) for combined airmail or registered letter rates, and singles (2) for double airmail rate, generally fine. (3) 1255 **/* 1/4d Deep Greenish Blue with Mullet imprint block of 4 BW #129Bz, left units mild crease, Cat $2,000, Retail as normal singles $3,000. 1256 V 1/4d Greenish Blue Perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #129Awa, centred to the left, without gum, Cat $400. AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1257 **/* ½d To 5d Selected Values with ½d block of 4 (2 MUH), 1d greens with Die II MLH x2 and an MUH pair incl retouch [VIII/30], also incl 4½d CTO ng, perf ‘OS’ incl 3d Die I. Plus CofA watermark 1d greens x7 incl MUH block of 4 with two varieties [III/ 23&29], singles with one of the same MLH and MUH normal and ‘OS’ opt. Good clean lot, generally fine, retail $600+. (24) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 1258 * 1d Green (shades) Die I selection comprising solo frankings (8) for Printed matter, both Domestic and Foreign, Commercial papers, perf ‘OS’ (2, one inscribed ‘PACKET POST’) and ‘T’, the latter a rare utilisation of postage stamp for Postage due purposes, and double franking for 2d British Empire rate to South Africa, generally fine. (9) 1254

1077

$120 $600 $80

$220

$150

1260 1077

1259 * 1260 F 1261 **/*

1d Green Die II perf ‘OS’, BW #81(1)fb, Cat $250. 1d Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #81(1)fb, appears intermediate flaw [2R50]. Off-centre left, July 1929 NSW cds, Cat $300. Scarce stamp. 1½d Red Die II AJ Mullett horiz imprint strip of 4 including Second correction to void corner [2L59] BW #91C(2)zd, wellcentred and fresh, two units MUH, Cat $1,000 (as a block of 8).

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1263

1264

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ex 1264

1½d Red-Brown Perf ‘OS’ comprising perf ‘OS’ [1] solo on Official postcard; [2] uprated with ½d orange (unusually not punctured) for Letter rate, unclaimed at Clifton Hill; plus [3] perf ‘G/NSW’ solo on The Mitchell Library postcard. Scarce trio. (3) 2d On 1½d Surcharge on covers to Government Depts in Sydney, opened on three sides otherwise generally sound, noted a few adverts, cds postmarks, etc, ACSC Cat $25 each on cover. (100+) 3d Blue Die Ia selection comprising solo frankings on ‘AR’ cards (2, Types A and B - from Ballangeich) and Sydney to USA, singles (2) registered Elizabeth Street to USA, and Type B combinations (2) uprating 1½d Stationery envelope for registration locally at Melbourne, and with 3d Airmail on OHMS double rate cover to USA. (6)

$240 $160 $240

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3d Pale Blue Die Ia Perf ‘OS’ combinations (2) with 1½d golden scarlet, Types A and B, on registered Perth Official covers, unclaimed. (2) 3d Blue Die Ia Perf ‘OS’ Type A single MUH and horiz pair [4L27-28] ACSC #107ba mounted, unit L28 with prominent Retouch left wattle spray, etc. Some trivial blemishes, cat as normals $450. (3)

$80 $120

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1268 F

3d Blue Die II on six leaves etc comprising solo frankings (9, one perf ‘OS’), including for Late Fee letter, ‘AR’ card, advertising covers, a cover to USA possibly earliest use on cover (2 Oct 1929 – BW states “earliest known date of use 28 September 1929”), the ‘OS’ a rare use of ‘Book only’ wrapping portion, double frankings (3) for triple Letter rate, registration to USA, and airmail to Germany via Domestic service (scarce), combinations with 2d for registered ‘AR’ and as uprate of 1d Stationery wrapper to USA (unusual), and perf ‘OS’ combinations with 1½d or 4d for registration and multiple of Printed matter, respectively. Nice selection for the specialist, in fine condition. (16) 4d Olive Perf ‘OS’ CTO without gum BW #116wa. Plus 4d olive CofA watermark with NSW perf ‘OS’ (‘S’ has 12 holes), part July 1933 cds of Coff’s Harbour Jetty. Both reasonably well centred and fresh. (2)

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4½d Violet (shades) 1929-30 solo frankings (2) for combined airmail or registered letter rates, latter a deep shade on Dunlop Perdiau Rubber cover locally addressed at Melbourne. (2) 4½d Violet Die II BW #121. Two off-centre (not too badly) without gum, slightly different shades (one slightly reddish), Cat $200. (2) ‘FIVE PENCE’ on 4½d Violet Die II solo franking on registered letter from Sydney to Darlinghurst, BW #125, Cat $200, odd tonespot.

$150 $100 $65

ex 1273

ex 1272 5d Light Orange-Brown selection comprising; [1] solo frankings for 1931 Australian Glass Manufacturers advertising cover registered Bulk Reg Melbourne, 1930 airmailed cover Port Hedland to Perth, and rare 1932 registered parcel-wrapping Deniliquin to Melbourne [1d per 2ozs Merchandise, Patterns & Samples rate x2 + 3d registration]; [2] extraordinary 1932 small box endorsed ‘Watches Only’ registered at Currie, King Island, to Melbourne bearing 5d + 2d [Merchandise rate x4 + 3d registration.] (3) AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1273 * ½d To 1/4d complete set of 8 ASC #113-120. Very fresh, retail c$250. (8)

1272

AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark 1274 * ½d Orange Overprinted ‘OS’ FDC with block of 4, plus 3d Air perf ‘OS’, tied to airmail cover to Brisbane by three light clear strikes of ‘AIR MAIL/2 3P 8JE32 2/SYDNEY NSW’, ‘BRISBANE/1P 9JE32/QLD’ backstamp. Exceptional quality. [PO records prove that 8JE32 was the first day of issue of this stamp. Colaco Belmonte was the Dutch consul in Sydney and he was an enthusiatic collecter who often self-addressed his covers.]

$160 $100

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1d Green Official selection comprising optd ‘OS’ solo frankings (2) for Printed matter, 1d + 2d for Foreign letter, and remarkable late usage of nine singles for registered mail by Education Dept in 1951 (!), and perf ‘G/NSW’ solo and a strip of three used by Dept of Railways for 3d Printed matter in 1955, and ‘VG’ solo, odd blemish, generally fine. (7) 2d Red Die III tied to small piece by part Air Mail slogan, Kiss print BW #103cb, evidenced by fairly noticeable doubling in lower portion of the stamp, particularly beneath the bottom frame and in the letters of ‘TWO PENCE’ and ‘POSTAGE’, and by an overall blurring of the image. Off centre high, some light perf tone. Rare stamp.

$225

2d Red Postal Forgery Perf 11 pair on unwatermarked paper BW #103cc, fine mint, Cat $1,800 as two singles. Multiples are very rare.

$2,000

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ex 1280

3d Blue Die II (shades) selection on four leaves etc comprising solo frankings (6) including scarcer Late Fee letter, Newspaper rate and perf ‘W/A’ on ‘AR’ card, some attractive advertising covers and airmail rates domestically, and to UK and Germany, perf ‘W/A’ unclaimed registered cover, etc, generally fine. (11) 1279 * 4d Olive BW #117 plus SA Centenary 2d x7 all tied by Adelaide ‘3JY36’ datestamps to Adelaide Car Service Limited parcel tag, addressed to Pillanna, fine condition. [The 1/6d franking paid the Within State beyond 30 Miles rate for parcel weighing up to 5lbs] 5d Brown (shades) selection comprising Plates 2 (4) and 3 (6), one perf ‘W/A’ for each Plate, includes some attractive 1280 * advertising covers, scarce Plate 2 solos for 1932 ‘BOOKS ONLY’ label on parcel-wrapping fragment [1d per 6ozs Newspapers rate x5] and airmail cover Cloncurry to Brisbane bearing scarce QANTAS black on red etiquette, three items with ‘unclaimed’ markings, etc, generally fine (10) AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark | Stamps on Cover 1281 * 5d Brown Perf ‘G/NSW’ on registered long window cover from department of Lands, neat Exchange cds of 4MY36.

1278

$240

$240 $100

$240 $150